fight for
phrasal verb
fought for; fighting for; fights for
1
: to fight in support of (something)
young soldiers fighting for their country
This is a cause that's worth fighting for.
2
: to fight or struggle to get, keep, or achieve (something)
The team is fighting for a spot in the play-offs.
The two armies fought all night for control of the fort.
They had to fight for survival.
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The life of Eva, a social democratic activist, gets off the rails, when civil war disrupts pre-fascist Vienna: Her young sons in foreign exile, her husband on the run, Eva keeps secretly fighting for her ideals and hiding people in threat of National Socialist persecution.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
In court, the two tribal nations had successfully fought for a new state legislative map to replace one drawn by Republican lawmakers.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Hero Ellen Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) lonely fight for survival gave way to a military mission to vanquish aliens ravaging a human colony; Cameron filled the frame with cocky Marines, boxy space tanks, and an adorable orphan who finds in Ripley a surrogate mother.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
There was a lot to play for behind them as Ecuador’s 2-2 draw with Uruguay in the tournament opener set the stage for a three-way fight for the remaining semi-final spot.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
In court, the two tribal nations had successfully fought for a new state legislative map to replace one drawn by Republican lawmakers.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Hero Ellen Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) lonely fight for survival gave way to a military mission to vanquish aliens ravaging a human colony; Cameron filled the frame with cocky Marines, boxy space tanks, and an adorable orphan who finds in Ripley a surrogate mother.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
There was a lot to play for behind them as Ecuador’s 2-2 draw with Uruguay in the tournament opener set the stage for a three-way fight for the remaining semi-final spot.
—Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Fight for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20for. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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