polarize
verb (used with object)
to cause polarization in.
were polarizing
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past progressiveof polarize.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 2020, Los Angeles County Museum of Art began demolishing three Pereira-designed buildings, which were polarizing even when they were built in 1965.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
While the museum protests were polarizing, he said, “At least we’re talking about it.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Kim Reem, a member of the executive committee of the National Federation of Republican Women, said both Trump and Cruz were polarizing figures within their party.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2016
In their day, Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley were polarizing figures.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2015
Both Forstall and Sinofsky were polarizing figures, the sort of people you’d cast as reality-show villains.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2012
