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as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
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as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute
kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly
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Recent Examples of fighter
Government forces and thousands of fighters — including from Sunni jihadist factions — beat back the loyalists but also hunted down Alawites, who share Assad’s religion and were seen by many Syrians as complicit in his policies.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
This was not the first fighter jet to fall off the USS Harry S. Truman.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
After Affleck’s take on the Marvel hero, Netflix adapted the comic book about a blind lawyer turned crime fighter into a TV show.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Ukraine has previously said Russia used first person-view (FPV) drones commonly found along the front lines to attack Ukrainian soldiers in defensive positions, forcing the fighters to move into the direct line of Russian artillery.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
This was not the first fighter jet to fall off the USS Harry S. Truman.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
After Affleck’s take on the Marvel hero, Netflix adapted the comic book about a blind lawyer turned crime fighter into a TV show.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
Ukraine has previously said Russia used first person-view (FPV) drones commonly found along the front lines to attack Ukrainian soldiers in defensive positions, forcing the fighters to move into the direct line of Russian artillery.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
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Fans of horror, science fiction, fantasy, romance and young adult novels will feel right at home, surrounded by book covers illustrating warriors, dragons, monsters and magical lands.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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Users can personalize the prompt by describing features, aesthetic or desired theme—such as space explorer, fantasy warrior or tech ninja.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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With intention, Rashid Johnson visited the boxer’s grave in 2006 and photographed himself slumped upon its tombstone.—
Yinka Elujoba,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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On Saturday, Padley stepped into the ring for his first fight as a full-time boxer, matching up against Marko Cvetanovic.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the church, Refuge of Hope, and Brook View Rye, LLC were listed as defendants.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Other defendants are Leroy & Morton Productions and Karla Zambrano, RadicalMedia’s head of production.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2025
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Just outside our car, soldiers beat down the door of a house and piled in.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
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Three Indian army officials said that Pakistani soldiers used small arms to fire at an Indian position in Kashmir late Thursday.—
Time,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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However, because the Romans cremated their dead for many years, archaeologists have not found many gladiator bodies.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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In the trailer Season 4 of the Emmy-winning program, streaming May 15 on Netflix, MrBeast leads a galactic gladiator ring with dinosaur-riding mutants and John Oliver plays an adorable robot butler.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Relying on these court decisions, the Montana plaintiffs argued that a state law preventing state agencies from considering the effects of greenhouse gases in issuing permit applications for projects such as power plants or mines violated the state constitution.—
Alexandra Klass,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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Nine of those plaintiffs were members of the women’s soccer and gymnastics teams at Michigan, and another was a cheerleader at Michigan’s Dearborn campus.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Four top contestants will advance to the four-game (two-episode) semifinals.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Six contestants were eliminated during The Voice Season 27 Playoffs on Monday night (April 28), as Team Adam and Team Kelsea faced off in a night filled with standout performances, tough decisions, and no second chances.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
29 Apr. 2025
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The duo source pieces from gold scrappers in the New York City diamond district, rescuing everything from contemporary charms to historic pieces from the 19th century from being melted.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2025
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Howard Lutnick Secretary of commerce Net worth: $3.2 billion Source of wealth: Finance The Wall Street scrapper became a face of American resilience in the wake of 9/11, rebuilding his now 14,000-person team after losing more than 650 employees at Cantor Fitzgerald’s World Trade Center offices.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighter. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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