realize
verb (used with object)
to grasp or understand clearly.
were realizing
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past progressiveof realize.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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BNY Mellon's Yu said nations were realizing that one or two dominant reserve asset blocks was "just not diversified enough."
From Reuters ● May 25, 2023
While Conrad scrambled, more of his customers were realizing their payroll had gone haywire.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2023
In the 1990s scientists were realizing that the output of our genes is sensitive to factors not written directly into our genetic code.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 25, 2022
Now, however, they were realizing that the reality was trucks lined up for miles at ports on the English Channel, where they faced delays because of bureaucratic customs paperwork.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
They were realizing it as they looked at each other, feeling their own faces.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
