circulate
verb (used without object)
to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point.
were circulating
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past progressiveof circulate.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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She said that she was responding in part to social-media posts that were circulating with fake images and statements connecting her with Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
And on the internet, the FBI warned that faked video clips were circulating telling Americans to “vote remotely” because of a terror threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
As such, reports were circulating earlier this week that the FDA may speed up approval.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2024
At the beginning of the night, fake photos of Dua Lipa were circulating showing her in an off-shoulder corseted gown with a fringe and bow.
From BBC ● May 7, 2024
In other words, the strains of HIV that were circulating back in the 1950s were a lot different from the strains of HIV that circulate today.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
