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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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
OpenAI is already doling out far more stock-based compensation than other tech companies, owing to an intense talent war it is waging with its competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 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
One possibility is Nebraska, where political newcomer Dan Osborn is waging a surprisingly strong campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
Neither the soldiers nor their leaders are bound to inquire whether the authority, whether their mother country is waging war for a purpose that moral law can approve.
From Morals and the Evolution of Man by Nordau, Max Simon
