Combating and Fighting

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Fighting and combating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fighting" instead an adjective "Combating".

Nearby Words: combat, combative, combated, combatant

Fighting adjective - Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations.

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Combating and fighting are semantically related. You can use "Combating" instead an adjective "Fighting".

Nearby Words: fight, fighter

Over the course of the series they evolve from fighting organized crime (With tanks) to combating alien invasions and clones of Superman.

Source: Western Animation / Superman: The Animated Series
On top of exploring the ruins and fighting the Shadows, many of the characters find themselves combating with their inner-selves.

Source: Roleplay / Persona Rebirth
It helps that their Stands work more by affecting the environment than actually combating enemies, so they go about fighting in the same manner.

Source: Composite Character

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