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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
combat . - verb Alternative spelling of
combatted .
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Examples
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Researches into the causes of fatigue became more and more frequent, and coupled with such researches was the less immediate enquiry as to how fatigue could be "combated" or "alleviated."
Spontaneous Activity in Education Maria Montessori 1911
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During this time, some of the religions competed (and combated) with each other to win followers, but at some point it seems a detente of sorts was achieved, creating a relatively steady state.
Leadership 2010
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These guys discovered the tools that could not be combated by the government.
A Democrat's Triumphal Return to Cairo Bari Weiss 2011
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As the last country in the world to abolish slavery, only in 1888, temporary slavery due to indebtedness and forced labour has continued and been combated regularly by Government in isolated regions, where the arms of the justice system face a demographic challenge.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Fighting contemporary slavery 2009
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Their terrorist methods include blowing themselves up with suicide bombs, and they cannot realistically be combated by citizens with guns.
Gloria Duffy: Logic, Guns and Mental Illness Gloria Duffy 2011
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At the same time, he has quietly promoted social justice, advocated for greater democratization and loudly promoted transparency and combated corruption.
Charles Becker: An IMF Leader From the Steppe Charles Becker 2011
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Corruption will be combated ceaselessly, and the entities that control and investigate these matters will have my full backing so that they can act with firmness and autonomy.
Dilma Rousseff Inauguration Speech: Brazil's First Female President Addresses Congress In Brasilia (FULL TEXT) Adam J. Rose 2011
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Poverty can be effectively combated through universal education that leads to societal stability, technology transfer from developed to developing countries, and a modest redistribution of wealth through foreign aid that is structured as a hand up, not a handout.
Edward Flattau: Environmental Futurecast: Six Pressing Environmental Challenges Edward Flattau 2011
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Last time, we combated it with gray powerstones on our armor—but if the stone gets struck from the armor, the result could be fatal.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Their terrorist methods include blowing themselves up with suicide bombs, and they cannot realistically be combated by citizens with guns.
Gloria Duffy: Logic, Guns and Mental Illness Gloria Duffy 2011
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