Combating is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Combating meaning
Alternative spelling of combatting: present participle and gerund of combat
Using Combating
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of combatting: present participle and gerund of combat
- In the example corpus, combating often appears in combinations such as: in combating, combating the, to combating.
Context around Combating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Combating
- In this selection, "combating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, violence, emphasizes, threat, antisemitism, bots and police stand out and add context to how "combating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aimed at combating elevated costs and balance between combating genuine misinformation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "combating" sits close to words such as aces, adapting and baltic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with combating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Combating antisemitism requires a shift in perspective, I explained. (9 words)
Chipumphula underlined the importance of united endeavors in combating crime. (10 words)
Combating the menace of Boko Haram became one of his most remarkable feats. (13 words)
As a Gen Z-er, Frankel has spent time combating impostor syndrome by consistently picturing and embodying a vision of herself years down the line, and by relishing the positive power of youth. (33 words)
A corrupt politician in the pocket of crime lord Rupert Thorne, Hill won the Gotham City mayoral election while running on a platform of being tough on crime and combating police corruption. (32 words)
A particularly virulent activist organization is hosting a “22 Century Initiative” conference in Minnesota this week to promote “multiracial pluralistic democracy” while combating the white, Christian-dominated “fascism” embodied by Donald Trump. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to him, a minor cost to use platforms could be of great help in combating bots, essentially making it expensive to create fake accounts.
A corrupt politician in the pocket of crime lord Rupert Thorne, Hill won the Gotham City mayoral election while running on a platform of being tough on crime and combating police corruption.
Addressing residential energy use is critical to combating climate change, as the sector accounts for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
A fraction of that, less than $2 million, goes to combating foreign influence operations and disinformation.
Along with civilian protection, these themes include children in armed conflict, conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, combating human trafficking, and cultural property protection.
Also, Crowdstrike significantly emphasizes combating hands-on-keyboard attacks, which pose a greater risk than traditional malware-based attacks.
Among the main challenges for the party has been combating the perception of being an “outsider” in the state.
A particularly virulent activist organization is hosting a “22 Century Initiative” conference in Minnesota this week to promote “multiracial pluralistic democracy” while combating the white, Christian-dominated “fascism” embodied by Donald Trump.
As a Gen Z-er, Frankel has spent time combating impostor syndrome by consistently picturing and embodying a vision of herself years down the line, and by relishing the positive power of youth.
As Goel describes it, Cyware’s platform offers both no-code and low-code capabilities designed to help security teams automate their various threat-combating applications.
As the world grapples with the implications of Google’s evolving strategies, questions arise about the delicate balance between combating genuine misinformation and safeguarding the freedom of expression.
Brostoff praised Mayor ‘s commitment to safe streets and combating reckless driving as a guiding force for the change.
Chipumphula underlined the importance of united endeavors in combating crime.
Climate change was a central topic of discussion, and it was clear that William Ruto, the president of Kenya, was particularly passionate about combating it.
Combating antisemitism requires a shift in perspective, I explained.
Combating the menace of Boko Haram became one of his most remarkable feats.
Combating the mental health epidemic cannot be one person’s job or solely the responsibility of HR.
Constellation Brands Inc (STZ.N) forecast its full-year profit above Wall Street estimates, benefiting from price increases aimed at combating elevated costs and strong demand for its high-end beer brands.
Countries on the grey list are those with deficiencies in combating money laundering and terror financing.
Each provided background on their work combating antisemitism, enhancing relationships with Israel and advancing global Jewish advocacy efforts in the countries in their portfolios.
Common combinations with combating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in combating 52×
- combating the 33×
- to combating 26×
- for combating 20×
- and combating 19×
- combating climate 15×
- on combating 12×
- of combating 11×
- at combating 10×
- combating crime 7×