simplify
verb (used with object)
to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier.
was simplifying
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past progressiveof simplify.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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“It was simplifying my mentality as opposed to trying to dot up everything,” Glasnow said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
In a Twitter post, the company said on Saturday that "due to donor feedback" it was simplifying the process and will be refunding all donations to the Freedom Convoy 2022 fundraiser.
From Reuters ● Feb. 5, 2022
In response, Mylan announced that it was simplifying operations at the plant and halting the production of several drugs, sparking nationwide shortages.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
PayPal said it was "simplifying" its cross-border fees.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2021
M'Culloch supposed that by carrying out this principle systematically he was simplifying Ricardo and bringing the whole science into unity.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Sir Leslie Stephen
