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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Andrew Gianino stated that the person of interest was known to Black and was involved in a physical fight with her two to three days before the homicide.
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Ted Scouten, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
An armed group in Libya helped the transfer of former Colombian military personnel to fight with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group against the Sudanese military, according to a United Nations report released days after the third anniversary of the start of the war in Sudan.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Detectives say Black knew the person of interest and had gotten into a physical fight with the individual a day or two before her murder.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The man knew Black and had a physical fight with her two days before her death, BSO Cold Case Detective Andrew Gianino said.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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Ted Scouten, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
An armed group in Libya helped the transfer of former Colombian military personnel to fight with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group against the Sudanese military, according to a United Nations report released days after the third anniversary of the start of the war in Sudan.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Detectives say Black knew the person of interest and had gotten into a physical fight with the individual a day or two before her murder.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
The man knew Black and had a physical fight with her two days before her death, BSO Cold Case Detective Andrew Gianino said.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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