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as in battled
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland
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2
as in opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate
a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice
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as in competed
to engage in a contest
everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display
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as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
if you kids continue to fight, I'm turning this car around and we're heading back home!
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as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I tried to fight the temptation to eat another cookie—and lost
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Recent Examples of fought
Despite this, many of the groups that fought to prevent the Obergefell ruling are now ramping up their ongoing fight to overturn it.
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Them., 19 Sep. 2025
The meaning of liberation would have to be worked out, perhaps even fought over.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The roots of anti-fascist activism can be traced to a period just after World War I when German and Italian leftists came together and fought against fascist gangs.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The Saudi deal comes months after Pakistan fought a brief military conflict with rival India in May.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Star went to court to seek the release of the information that spelled out which firefighters the union was referring to and the details of the incidents, but the city and the union successfully fought to keep the information secret.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Rainbeau fought to maintain her dignity and sanity on late-night shifts with Solène throughout the entire season.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The 1993 Cowboys fought their way back into contention and won back-to-back Super Bowls.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
After the hit, defenseman Braden Hache, who split time between Barracuda of the AHL and Wichita of the ECHL last season, stepped in and fought Francis.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Them., 19 Sep. 2025
The meaning of liberation would have to be worked out, perhaps even fought over.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The roots of anti-fascist activism can be traced to a period just after World War I when German and Italian leftists came together and fought against fascist gangs.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The Saudi deal comes months after Pakistan fought a brief military conflict with rival India in May.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The Star went to court to seek the release of the information that spelled out which firefighters the union was referring to and the details of the incidents, but the city and the union successfully fought to keep the information secret.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
Rainbeau fought to maintain her dignity and sanity on late-night shifts with Solène throughout the entire season.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The 1993 Cowboys fought their way back into contention and won back-to-back Super Bowls.
—Mark Lasota, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
After the hit, defenseman Braden Hache, who split time between Barracuda of the AHL and Wichita of the ECHL last season, stepped in and fought Francis.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fought
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Working-class designers have battled systemic barriers for years — but a shift may finally be underway.—
Sarah Hutter,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, this was only the fifth time in Champions League history that two sides battled each other to a 4-4 draw.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, Hungary and Slovakia are the EU's top purchasers of Russian energy and have opposed efforts by Brussels to phase it out.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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ByteDance, TikTok's current owner, which in the past has opposed the sale, did not immediately respond to Ars' request to comment.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Drennan, 43, grew up helping his brothers and uncles build derby cars and later competed in a few derbies himself.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Olympic champion and silver medalist competed seven times this season.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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During the squabble, Darcey and Georgi bickered about the communication issues impacting their relationship, leaving Georgi’s parents Ginka and Ivan concerned about how healthy their son’s relationship was.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Powell, for his part, resisted any interpretations of the central bank as being anything but independent.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Blair resisted at first, but eventually gave in to the belief that they were meant to be together.—
Emily Exton,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Despite critics who argue that AI progress is slowing, Amodei contended that development will continue at a similar pace.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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The source contended that the network was not swayed by outside pressure.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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In a court filing ahead of the settlement in the music label fight, IA had argued that labels had added an avalanche of infringing works so late into the lawsuit to create leverage to force a settlement.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Education Assembly Bill 715 was the only priority bill of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, aiming to address antisemitism in California public schools that authors have argued has become worse in recent years, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Long before the creation of DEI departments formally driving pedagogy in public schools, the ADL had proudly hailed itself as an organization that combatted antisemitism and other forms of bigotry.—
Sahar Mustafah
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Fought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fought. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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