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as in fight
a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective
passing the medical licensing exam was an uphill battle, but she succeeded
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as in skirmish
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
a battle between rival gangs left two people lying dead on the street
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as in field
active fighting during the course of a war
soldiers who desperately wanted to forget the horrors that they had witnessed in battle
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as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the chess game was a real battle between two of the world's best players
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as in to fight
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
the two armies battled each other for control of the bridge
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as in to oppose
to strive to reduce or eliminate
we must battle hunger and poverty wherever they exist
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Recent Examples of battle
Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Dominate galaxies and engage in epic space battles with the best space strategy games.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Jauan battled completely to come play in that game.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning musician whose sound helped define the neo-soul movement of the 1990s and 2000s, has died following a private battle with pancreatic cancer.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Oct. 2025
Dominate galaxies and engage in epic space battles with the best space strategy games.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
There are already reports Hamas is reasserting control over Gaza, battling rival factions to consolidate power.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Jauan battled completely to come play in that game.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle
Noun
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The doctor finds her and tries to inject her, but Ben comes up from behind, and the two fight.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Joe Biden 'optimistic' in cancer fight Former President Joe Biden is now receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed to ABC News.—
Molly Nagle,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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The skirmish over the controller erupted as the Council and Nygren's office continued to disagree over how tribal funds were allocated within the government.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Just when things appeared to cool down and players were separated, another skirmish occurred near the bleachers.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Petrino has coached Western Kentucky, Louisville and Missouri State since he was fired by the Razorbacks for off-field reasons in the spring of 2012.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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The Browns might even have a plan to get Sanders on the field at some point this season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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There is also a danger that anger with Hamas and rivalries within the Palestinian community in Gaza could now explode, analysts say.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The men’s opposing theories, murder versus suicide, became entangled in a rivalry over who had known and understood him best.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nuts for nostalgia KFC is far from the only chain banking on nostalgia these days as competing restaurants fight for consumer attention.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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So far, the brand has focused on fully electric models, with its most recent release being the T1 hatchback, which competes with the BYD Dolphin and Geely Xingyuan.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Weiss now faces three major challenges.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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But companies that don’t have an issue with undocumented workers are facing the friction of having employees pulled aside by ICE officials.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Zaslav cited the power of storytelling as a vehicle for combatting the discrimination and violence that the Wiesenthal Center seeks to address.—
William Earl,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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These problems become easier to combat during the cold months, which is also when food sources for birds dwindle.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Neighbors for a Better San Diego, a group that represents mostly single-family homeowners and opposes nearby higher-density development, criticized the report for not tracking how many homes get demolished to make way for new projects.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The government reopened after legislation was passed that didn’t include funding for the aircraft carrier, or for water projects that Carter opposed on similar grounds.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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