reproduce
verb (used with object)
to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of.
was reproducing
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past progressiveof reproduce.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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In August, they discovered the kelp not only had reached the surface, but was reproducing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
Doctors at the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome said it pointed to the possibility that the virus was reproducing itself in the male genital tract.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2016
Just as obviously, it was reproducing that fantasy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2015
After all, what was Picasso to make of an artist such as Ben Nicholson, who was reproducing his own 1920s style – in the 1930s?
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2012
In another moment he was reproducing the familiar strains of, "And When I Die."
From Over the Line by Harold Morrow Sherman
