associate
verb (used with object)
to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc..
were associating
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past progressiveof associate.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 made me question everything about who you were associating with and who to trust," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2023
“A big hurdle that we encountered was that writers were associating climate stories with apocalypse stories,” she said in an interview.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
“Ten years ago, you were so careful about what brands you were associating with and were trying to remain as pure as possible,” Mr. Altuzarra said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
Shields was dropped from her contract before the planned second year of the campaign, allegedly because consumers were associating the model's name and not Calvin Klein with the jeans.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2021
How dull of him not to have guessed at once! it must be that unfortunate girl, Kitty Crichton, with whom busybodies were associating his name.
From A Comedy of Masks A Novel by Ernest Christopher Dowson
