indicate
verb (used with object)
were indicating
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past progressiveof indicate.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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In pre-market trading Wednesday, the ADRs were indicating 5% lower so already showing the premium beginning to shrink.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Last week radars were indicating cloud cover around that time and now they are no longer indicating that," Agrawal told Reuters by phone.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2023
“We were indicating ‘empty’ when the runway came up just in front of us and we landed a little long.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2017
Sure, by late October 538′s models favored Obama 79% to 21%, when the national polling averages were indicating a dead heat.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 8, 2012
Such were the straws that were indicating the deep, dark currents.
From He Fell in Love with His Wife by Edward Payson Roe
