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as in to compete
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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a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective the mayoral candidate pledged to lead a successful fight to improve the city's schools

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Recent Examples of fight
Verb
The emotional ballast of the film — Davidson’s bond with Dottie Achenbach (a wonderful Maxine Peake), the mother of one his childhood friends, who is also fighting her own health battles — also suffers from moments of incoherence, but the immense power of that bond goes a long way. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025 Support sustainable work practices rather than fighting them. Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Referee Marc Goddard gave Craig an opportunity to get to his feet after taking the shot, but the latter couldn’t get up and the rest of the fight was waived off. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fight
Verb
  • Many of the amendments are likely to spark infighting among Republicans as the party battles over whether to become more isolationist in the face of skepticism about assisting foreign countries.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Bateman's character, Vince Friedken, battles a gambling addiction in a trailer for the crime thriller, as Law's Jake Friedken celebrates the growing success of his buzzy establishment.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Of course feel free to cheer whenever your team has done something worth celebrating, but don’t boo the other team or obnoxiously heckle the opposing fans under the tailgate tent whenever their team falls short.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In another example, Francis came out in support of civil unions for same-sex couples, something previously opposed by the Vatican’s doctrine office.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • The 21-year-old competed on the school's competitive cheer STUNT team for three years, according to an official team roster.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Clinton has decided to join a direct rival even though City will not be competing in the Champions League this season.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Coaches are also bickering about money, a topic that would have felt out of place 10 years ago.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The crew members bicker among themselves.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Made with soft, four-way stretch fabric that resists wrinkles and pilling, they’re built to handle long flights and repeat wears.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • No one can resist a second helping of these comforting casseroles that were made for cool autumns.
    Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Still one of the NFL’s nastiest division rivalries, the game was full of skirmishes and a near-costly unnecessary roughness penalty late in the third against the Eagles that put the Cowboys in position to take the lead.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Ideological skirmishes over the motives and obligations of Carpenter’s music include both sincere interrogation of its feminism and smirking counteractive reprisals to that scrutiny.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the financial struggles of disabled individuals who lost part-time jobs.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • During an appearance on Today With Jenna & Friends, Cummings, 43, candidly joked about her experience with postpartum depression after welcoming her son Henry back in December 2023, sharing that her struggles even inspired the name of her ongoing Big Baby tour.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • This massive one by Salaün — her second of three en route to 19 points — was set up by the aggression of Leite, who became the attacker that moved Dallas’ defense.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Thomas Heatherwick gave a lecture at the Russian Pavilion, a questionable choice in itself and one that drew calls for a boycott, considering Russia’s curators canceled the country’s participation in the Biennale because of the country’s aggression in Ukraine.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025

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