publish
verb (used with object)
to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
was publishing
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past progressiveof publish.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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Geoffrey Hinton has been a presence at NeurIPS since its very first meeting, when the future Nobel Prize winner was publishing work that laid the foundation for the modern era of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
A creative writing workshop showed me good writing, I took to personal journalism, and by 2018, I was publishing magazine stories about life in prison.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2025
He was publishing stories from well-known writers like David Roberts and Greg Child, “and they’d get 500 views.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
The ICO announced it was publishing new guidance for all organisations that are considering using employees' biometric data, showing them how to comply with data protection law.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2024
I was publishing music reviews, articles, and essays in the local alternative newspaper, and this meant contact with more human beings.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
