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1
as in fighting
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground
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2
as in opposing
to strive to reduce or eliminate
must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease
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Recent Examples of combating
Still, as bad actors get increasingly creative and learn how to evade the roadblocks thrown in their path, Spotify and other major streaming platforms have to continue combating the issue — and get more clever doing so.
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Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 30 Mar. 2026
One of the strategies for combatting climate change in the Tomorrow Garden is agroforestry, which integrates the cultivation of trees and crops together.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Ukraine is signing defense cooperation agreements with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, offering its expertise in combating drones.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
This research can enable highly functional, autonomous, tiny aerial robots for critical humanitarian applications, such as search and rescue, combating poaching and cave exploration.
—Nitin Sanket, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Today, the City Council will vote on Speaker Julie Menin’s 5-point plan for combating antisemitism.
—Audrey Sasson, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The case is being handled by France’s central office for combating corruption and tax and financial offenses.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
This year's theme is combating loneliness, which the World Down Syndrome Day website says can have an outsized impact on people living with Down syndrome.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers consider regulations While at the local level law enforcement has become more active in combatting the video terminals, at the state level the issue has been divisive.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 30 Mar. 2026
One of the strategies for combatting climate change in the Tomorrow Garden is agroforestry, which integrates the cultivation of trees and crops together.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Ukraine is signing defense cooperation agreements with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, offering its expertise in combating drones.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
This research can enable highly functional, autonomous, tiny aerial robots for critical humanitarian applications, such as search and rescue, combating poaching and cave exploration.
—Nitin Sanket, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Today, the City Council will vote on Speaker Julie Menin’s 5-point plan for combating antisemitism.
—Audrey Sasson, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
The case is being handled by France’s central office for combating corruption and tax and financial offenses.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
This year's theme is combating loneliness, which the World Down Syndrome Day website says can have an outsized impact on people living with Down syndrome.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Lawmakers consider regulations While at the local level law enforcement has become more active in combatting the video terminals, at the state level the issue has been divisive.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combating
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Some of Miranda’s constituents are still fighting the city’s stadium plan, including its cost to taxpayers, which grew again in February to $135 million.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Nissie Cadette took the mic and spoke about what an influence Metayer had been on her life, fighting through tears at every word.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Dorman was endorsed by Stop The AI Data Center, a grassroots political action group formed by residents opposing the incoming $150 billion artificial intelligence data center from Dutch company Nebius.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Association of Federal Health Organizations, which represents CVS Health and dozens of other federal health plan carriers, also weighed in with a 122-page comment opposing the notice.—
Amanda Seitz,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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And, he’s been battling with that.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Larson has spent the past eight years battling Minnesota for the state’s top prep players and will use the newfound recruiting cache that comes along with that Gophers logo on his pullover.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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The upgrades focus on countering drones and anti-tank missiles, threats that have gained prominence in recent conflicts.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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Valerie, who has always been more perceptive to slights than those around her seem to realize, can’t resist countering Jane’s assessment.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Combating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combating. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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