process
noun
a systematic series of actions directed to some end.
were processing
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past progressiveof process.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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More than a dozen agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation were processing the crime scene Monday afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
It was just really being there to understand as they were processing in real time what was happening.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2024
But while they celebrated another piece of silverware at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, their defeated opponents Reading were processing relegation from the WSL after eight years.
From BBC ● May 27, 2023
But Friday, McVay and the Rams still were processing Mayfield’s performance and the victory that ended a six-game losing streak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
In closely watched Pueblo County, exhausted elections workers on Thursday were processing roughly 3,200 mail-in ballots and 1,800 in-person last-day ballots, said Gilbert Ortiz, the county clerk and recorder.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
