as in to fight
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
the Iroquois often clashed with the other Native American nations in the region
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To move the 250 million gallons of refined fuel the Navy needs to fight, the fleet will require at least 23 tankers.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025 -
Two engines and one hand crew are all continuing to fight the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Even in the old days, critics were battling the forces of creeping niceness, and not always winning.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Cantlay, after opening with a bogey and double bogey, battled all day but settled for a 1-over 71.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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During the 1930s, foreign leaders calculated that acting more resolutely would expend scarce domestic political capital and military means required to combat Nazi Germany in other ways.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Most courses are quite long to combat the increasing distance of the game’s best players, but everything from hole design to grass type can change weekly.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Clash (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clash%20%28with%29. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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