mortal combat
noun
: a fight that will result in the death of the loser : a fight to the death
two gladiators locked in mortal combat
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Our paradigms need to shift in order to see that, like communities, ecosystems are not arenas of mortal combat but rather networks that create space for all.
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Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
The scientists suspect they were suddenly engulfed in a volcanic mudflow and buried alive during mortal combat.
—Reuters, NBC News, 19 July 2023
Uniform constructs the fighting man for mortal combat.
—Hazlitt, 12 May 2022
Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
The scientists suspect they were suddenly engulfed in a volcanic mudflow and buried alive during mortal combat.
—Reuters, NBC News, 19 July 2023
Uniform constructs the fighting man for mortal combat.
—Hazlitt, 12 May 2022
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“Mortal combat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mortal%20combat. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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