ovulate
verb (used without object)
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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Take, for instance, a study concluding that single women who were ovulating were 20 percent more likely to vote for President Obama in 2012 than those who were not.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2014