analyze
verb (used with object)
to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (opposed to synthesize).
were analyzing
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past progressiveof analyze.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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Some days, scientists would show the team gathered around the table ripped-up innards of diapers they were analyzing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
But Stich said Wednesday that engineers were analyzing the possibility that on a return flight there would be a simultaneous leak of the helium and a malfunctioning of the thrusters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
I remember seeing posts where people were analyzing and trying to break down these “Q drops,” and sending them to my brother, like “What's what's going on here? This is something totally new.”
From Salon ● May 5, 2024
South Korean and American officials were analyzing data collected from the test to learn more about the missile, the military said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
He considered all possibilities as if he were analyzing a chess problem, and decided that he didn’t want to be confined in Hungary.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
