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as in combat
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1
as in combating
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland
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2
as in opposing
to strive to reduce or eliminate
a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice
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3
as in competing
to engage in a contest
everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display
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as in bickering
to express different opinions about something often angrily
if you kids continue to fight, I'm turning this car around and we're heading back home!
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as in resisting
to refuse to give in to
I tried to fight the temptation to eat another cookie—and lost
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Recent Examples of fighting
Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
Some had joined Ukrainian combat units as volunteers, while others have sought to assist the Ukrainian people in non-fighting capacities.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
But the computer model couldn’t distinguish fighting roosters from non-fighting roosters.
—Jeff Horwitz, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2021
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
There was contention and bickering and fighting.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
After all, your business deserves a fighting chance in a highly competitive, often-changing market.
—K.h. Koehler, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The next morning, Burgher parents—oblivious to the fighting that had broken out in the capital—had lined the walkways and cheered as their children filed into schools with pencils and notebooks and tense faces, some bravely managing a smile, others rigid with fear.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
But the song also shows her fighting to find compromise, and to resist the urge to run away from his love.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Advertisement The Security Council passed Resolution 2736 last year, calling for an immediate halt to fighting and full, rapid and safe humanitarian access.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
That will give me a fighting chance to stick around on this planet a little bit longer.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Twenty other areas in Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting has intensified in recent months, are also at risk of famine, according to the IPC.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department under him was not really interested in fighting crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
In response, the White House is planning to adjust its messaging strategy to focus on affordability to try to win over voters who are worried about the high cost of living with plans to emphasize new tax breaks and show progress on fighting inflation.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the party has continued to enjoy strong popularity, even temporarily surging ahead of the CDU in some polls, leaving Merz’s government fighting to retain ground.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
In her speech, James said the group is fighting to reclaim its master recordings from Universal Music Group.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
In fact, using vinegar and detergent simultaneously can actually decrease the effectiveness of the detergent’s stain-fighting power by breaking down the enzymes responsible for the job.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
The film is unique in its approach to telling the stories of American troops fighting in the Battle of Najaf and the Second Battle of Fallujah, both of which took place in 2004.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Learning to trust someone who hurt her so deeply again, especially when pesky romantic feelings won’t stop fighting to the surface.
—Brittany Johnson, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
But this story isn’t just for pro-fighting fans.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
Some had joined Ukrainian combat units as volunteers, while others have sought to assist the Ukrainian people in non-fighting capacities.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
But the computer model couldn’t distinguish fighting roosters from non-fighting roosters.
—Jeff Horwitz, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2021
Noun
The country played a prominent role in the evacuation of thousands of people from Sudan, most of them foreigners, in the early weeks of the fighting.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
There was contention and bickering and fighting.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
After all, your business deserves a fighting chance in a highly competitive, often-changing market.
—K.h. Koehler, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The next morning, Burgher parents—oblivious to the fighting that had broken out in the capital—had lined the walkways and cheered as their children filed into schools with pencils and notebooks and tense faces, some bravely managing a smile, others rigid with fear.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
But the song also shows her fighting to find compromise, and to resist the urge to run away from his love.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Advertisement The Security Council passed Resolution 2736 last year, calling for an immediate halt to fighting and full, rapid and safe humanitarian access.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
That will give me a fighting chance to stick around on this planet a little bit longer.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Twenty other areas in Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting has intensified in recent months, are also at risk of famine, according to the IPC.
—NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
Barton gave the jury the impression of a man prepared to go into daily combat on numerous fronts, constantly fighting one battle after another, in service of his principles.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
The Justice Department under him was not really interested in fighting crime.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
In response, the White House is planning to adjust its messaging strategy to focus on affordability to try to win over voters who are worried about the high cost of living with plans to emphasize new tax breaks and show progress on fighting inflation.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the party has continued to enjoy strong popularity, even temporarily surging ahead of the CDU in some polls, leaving Merz’s government fighting to retain ground.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
In her speech, James said the group is fighting to reclaim its master recordings from Universal Music Group.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
In fact, using vinegar and detergent simultaneously can actually decrease the effectiveness of the detergent’s stain-fighting power by breaking down the enzymes responsible for the job.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Nov. 2025
The film is unique in its approach to telling the stories of American troops fighting in the Battle of Najaf and the Second Battle of Fallujah, both of which took place in 2004.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
Learning to trust someone who hurt her so deeply again, especially when pesky romantic feelings won’t stop fighting to the surface.
—Brittany Johnson, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighting
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The five vehicles here span eras, from the first combat tank of the First World War to the state-of-the-art machines of the late 20th century, but each set a new benchmark in protection, mobility, firepower, or mass production.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Spencer said this small presence will be vital to coordinating aid, reconstruction and stabilization without engaging in combat.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Strawberry and Doc Gooden have notoriously been tied together due to their immense talent while playing for the Mets while battling drug and alcohol abuse.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Summit kept battling behind Gebhardt, the running back turned quarterback.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Wylde points out that some business leaders had other reasons for opposing him.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Five vehicles were driven past the ground prior to kick-off, carrying electronic billboards showing messages opposing antisemitism.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Artists right behind Lamar include Lady Gaga, with seven nominations, and Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter with six nominations — with all four artists competing in each of the album, record and song of the year categories.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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In fact, a 2024 British Journal of Sports Medicine study funded in part by the IOC found that trans women athletes may face several disadvantages when competing with cisgender women, such as less lower body strength and a lower maximum rate of oxygen consumption than both cis women and cis men.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
11 Nov. 2025
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The prosecutor told jurors that Flores had been bickering with and mocking the man, who was heavily restrained and moving slowly, while escorting him to a courthouse holding cell after the man had a court hearing last August.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jennifer Aniston’s Alex Levy, Reese Witherspoon’s Bradley Jackson, and the other members of The Morning Show’s newsroom and its network are once again bickering and backstabbing.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Martinez and Ruiz were present in court Wednesday and both have entered not guilty pleas to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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European allies accuse Russia of waging a campaign of hybrid warfare against them, of which the disruptive airspace violations are a part, along with sabotage plots, cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and more.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Developed for the Swedish Navy and aligned with NATO interoperability standards, the A26 is engineered for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as long-range precision strikes and seabed warfare.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And the details include a rogue’s gallery of characters who together underscore the whack-a-mole challenge of combating money laundering.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Amichai Chikli, Israel’s minister for combating antisemitism, warns Zohran Mamdani election to be New York's nex\t mayor is a wake-up call for Jews.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Fighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighting. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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