saturate
verb (used with object)
to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
were saturating
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past progressiveof saturate.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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"The first three months were OK, but then it plateaued because they were saturating the market," said Villasenor, 55, who gave her middle and maiden names because she worried LuLaRoe would retaliate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2017
The Tracts for the Times were saturating England with new influences.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
