- present participle of combat.
combating
Example Sentences
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By increasing fat burning while simultaneously limiting the formation of new fat cells, targeting Mitch could eventually provide researchers with a new strategy for combating obesity.
From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026
“If the United States wants to really get tough on combating Iranian sanctions evasion, it has to look to China,” said Max Meizlish of U.S. think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
An actress and documentary filmmaker, Siebel Newsom founded her production company to develop independent films with a focus on combating gender stereotypes and empowering girls and women.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
He has said that he wants Colombia to join the "Shield of the Americas", an alliance of Latin Americans countries and the US aimed at combating cartels.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
I put in long hours at Sidley & Austin, often eating both lunch and dinner at my desk while combating a continuous flow of documents, all of them written in precise and decorous lawyer-language.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
