fight on
phrasal verb
fought on; fighting on; fights on
: to continue fighting
He vowed that he would fight on alone.
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Some fought on the streets over flour.
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Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado served the second of a two-game suspension stemming from his fight on Saturday night with Phoenix's Mark Williams.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk's social media platform X announced it’s getting involved in a legal fight on behalf of a Texas woman under investigation for posting a photo of a transgender woman in a women’s restroom.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
When the Abyss is close enough to reach in the Upside Down, Eleven will hack into Vecna's mind to fight on the psychic plane, while the others enter the gnarly dimension and rescue the children.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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Dallas Morning News, 3 Jan. 2026
Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado served the second of a two-game suspension stemming from his fight on Saturday night with Phoenix's Mark Williams.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk's social media platform X announced it’s getting involved in a legal fight on behalf of a Texas woman under investigation for posting a photo of a transgender woman in a women’s restroom.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
When the Abyss is close enough to reach in the Upside Down, Eleven will hack into Vecna's mind to fight on the psychic plane, while the others enter the gnarly dimension and rescue the children.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Fight on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20on. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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