transcend
verb (used with object)
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed.
were transcending
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past progressiveof transcend.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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Blizzard realized that players’ friendships were transcending the particular games they formed in during the late 2000s, Kaplan said, and the company began to design around the concept.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2018
“But they were transcending the blackface,” Ms. Giddens said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2015
