prompt
adjective
done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.
was prompting
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past progressiveof prompt.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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The core of the movie-making process here was prompting the AI models and getting clips back, Alimzhanov said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
He said some of May's decline was due to the boost in April from the warm weather fading, but "the ONS also said retailers noted inflation was prompting consumers to cut back".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
In the letter, the suppliers said they wanted Changan to reverse the decision, which they said was prompting other automakers to follow suit and ignored the companies' years of work to support the auto industry.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2023
Tests with donated human hearts and mouse hearts suggest the one-time moderate dose of radiation was prompting the misfiring cells to repair themselves.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
It was known that the Senior Warden was to support his colleague, Jonathan, at the morrow’s event, and it was presumed that the rector was prompting him in his duties for the occasion.
From Hepsey Burke by Frank N. (Frank Noyes) Westcott
