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waging

VERB

carry on

Synonyms

STRONG

conduct do fulfill make practice prosecute pursue undertake

WEAK

carry out engage in proceed with

Antonyms

STRONG

cease destroy fail forget halt lose miss neglect stop

Example Sentences

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Waging war according to legal principles seems designed to hobble us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

Obama's Girls Opportunity Alliance, for example, is supporting AGE Africa, while Clooney's Waging Justice for Women initiative supports the Women Lawyers Association of Malawi to inform rural girls of their legal rights.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

“But this is not a war against a foreign enemy. It is not military. Waging a war is not the same thing as fighting an illness.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2020

Waging against them would seem to be as risky an investment as the $3.8 million Bettor X reportedly had riding on the Rams on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2019

Thou must take up sword and buckler, Waging warfare most divine.

From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by Mudge, James