launder
verb (used with object)
to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
was laundering
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past progressiveof launder.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mr Stunt replied: "If I was laundering the proceeds of crime, I would not offend my future King".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022
He objected to articles referring to him as an “oligarch” and a letter to the editor that suggested he was laundering money through Aspen real estate — all untrue statements, his lawyers said.
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Then I am late getting on stage, because I was laundering pooey clothes in the bathtub.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 2, 2019
“He was laundering his past,” she told me.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 30, 2018
In dealing with agent Cooper, Rodriguez said he was laundering money through Khlaf, according to Stone, who heard their recorded conversations.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2017
