wage
noun
Often wages. money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week.
is waging
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present progressiveof wage (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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Dan J. Sullivan Jr.’s sudden interest in high office has created a conundrum for 61-year-old Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, who is waging a close battle with Democratic challenger Mary Peltola.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Rebel factions have pledged to block the vote from the enclaves they control, and the junta has admitted the vote cannot be held nationwide, but is waging offensives in a bid to claw back ground.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
In The Rose Field, the Magisterium is waging war on imagination, which it calls a false, seductive and dangerous doctrine.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
The strategy, according to the Times, is "waging a largely undetectable smear campaign in the digital era," which succeeded when "online criticism of the actress skyrocketed."
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2025
A government which connives at that cannot be a government that is waging war really in earnest.
From Stand Up, Ye Dead by Norman Maclean
