change
verb (used with object)
to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.
were changing
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past progressiveof change.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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However, researchers still did not fully understand why rainfall was increasing or how the island's weather systems were changing over time.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
He said it could well be seen as a positive if existing smokers were changing habits.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Benchmark two-year and 10-year Treasury note yields moved modestly higher in early Monday trading, and were changing hands at 3.788% and 4.314% respectively, heading into the start of an exceptionally active week on Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
“They were changing the locks at his house on Tuesday,” she said in the Jan. 6 interview.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
One reason things were changing so much owed to a familiar technology maxim called Moore’s law.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
