collate
verb (used with object)
to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
were collating
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past progressiveof collate.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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And she said a team of officers were collating and evaluating 20 years of evidence.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
In northeastern Adamawa, a conservative and largely Muslim state, electoral officials were collating results after a race that could produce Nigeria's first elected female governor.
From Reuters ● Mar. 19, 2023
