symbolize
verb (used with object)
were symbolizing
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past progressiveof symbolize.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 men writhed like tigers, spun like dervishes, vaulted as high as the muscular decathlon athletes they were symbolizing.
From Time Magazine Archive
