clashed (with)

verb

past tense of clash (with)
as in fought
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict the Iroquois often clashed with the other Native American nations in the region

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  1. fought
  2. battled
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  • The latest reminder came 42 minutes into Thursday’s hearing in a Louisiana district court in which more than 30 athletes fought to be included within the NCAA rule change that effectively gave every athlete five years to play five seasons.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In an address late Thursday, Milei reasserted Argentina’s claim to the islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, which the United Kingdom has controlled since 1833 and over which the two countries fought a war in the early 1980s.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fought
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  • Golden battled injuries, but his rookie year fell well short of everyone’s expectations anyway.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Firefighters in South Fulton battled a large fire at a warehouse complex near Union City, with a blaze that reached two-alarm status Sunday but was contained within a few hours.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
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“Clashed (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clashed%20%28with%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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