combat
verb (used with object)
to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously.
has combated
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present perfectof combat (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And while the event has benefited the food bank for 10 years, this is the 30th year the food bank has combated hunger in the River Region and Feeding Hope Across Alabama.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2016
Since birth, the petite astrologer has combated a so-rare-it-doesn’t-have-a-name autoimmune disease that has become almost as famous as the horoscopes themselves.
From The Verge ● Apr. 15, 2015
All season, Baldwin has combated the notion that the Seahawks wide receivers are pedestrian, that they’re a weak link, that they’re a problem the team must mitigate if it wants to win a championship.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2014
It has combated often severe air pollution by mandating cleaner-burning cars, including all-electric vehicles, and prodded Washington to increase the fuel efficiency standards.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2012
"That suit of armour has combated for the people before this," said Lord Valentine, "for it stood by Simon de Montfort on the field of Evesham."
From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
