fight with
verb
fought with; fighting with; fights with
1
: to fight against (someone or something)
He fought with his wife over/about money.
The U.S. fought with Germany in World Wars I and II.
He fought with several worthy opponents.
2
: to fight on the same side as (someone or something)
The U.S. fought (together) with the Soviet Union in World War II.
3
: to fight by using (something, such as a weapon)
They were fighting with knives.
They fought with their fists.
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The operation and waves of violence killed 70 people as cartel gunmen set fire to cars to block streets and fought with Mexican forces.
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ABC News, 10 June 2026
The trip coincides with the 65th anniversary of China and North Korea’s 1961 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, China’s only mutual defense treaty, which was signed less than a decade after Chinese troops fought with North Korea in the Korean war.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Queens prosecutors say Rodriguez shot his 15-year-old victim as the latter fought with the defendant’s friend on the train.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
The 31-year-old man then got into a fight with a 25-year-old man.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
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ABC News, 10 June 2026
The trip coincides with the 65th anniversary of China and North Korea’s 1961 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, China’s only mutual defense treaty, which was signed less than a decade after Chinese troops fought with North Korea in the Korean war.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Queens prosecutors say Rodriguez shot his 15-year-old victim as the latter fought with the defendant’s friend on the train.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
The 31-year-old man then got into a fight with a 25-year-old man.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
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