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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Coca-Cola KO -0.68%decrease; down pointing triangle is waging a high-stakes corporate battle with more than $20 billion at stake, and the opponent isn’t Pepsi or even Dr Pepper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 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
"The marine firefighter battalion is waging guerrilla warfare, hoses in hand," said the city's Mayor Benoît Payan, referring to Marseille's fire and rescue service.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
The date of 'Prusias' is the latter half of the first century B. C. Rome is waging her tedious war with Mithridates.
From Our Own Set A Novel by Ossip Schubin
