litigate
verb (used with object)
to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
is litigating
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present progressiveof litigate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Slater’s departure opens a leadership vacuum at the antitrust division, which is litigating major antitrust lawsuits with defendants such as Google, Live Nation, Apple and Visa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Like Edwin Forrest, Johnny Depp is litigating his public reputation, and hoping to cast himself as the wounded party.
From Slate ● May 27, 2022
Her specialty is litigating mental health and trauma.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2019
Others have questioned the need to embroil the state in a costly lawsuit when Mississippi already is litigating its law.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 29, 2018
Byrd says that a healthy chunk of his work is litigating on behalf of Floridians who have been denied purchase of a firearm erroneously.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2016
