amalgamate
verb (used with object)
to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine.
were amalgamating
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past progressiveof amalgamate.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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While Europe was Balkanizing, the city fathers were amalgamating what become the five boroughs into Greater New York.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2017
