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as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
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as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute
kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly
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Recent Examples of fighter
The Vinson used its fighter jets to attack targets in Yemen — including weapons, ammunition and infrastructure — and Houthi leadership.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
An Israeli strike on a hospital near Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists, the network said, including one whom Israel had accused of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Most importantly, this is great for fighter pay if fighter managers do their job right.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Giving Ken lane-change abilities makes the character feel like a fighter who truly belongs in a Fatal Fury title.
—Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
An Israeli strike on a hospital near Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists, the network said, including one whom Israel had accused of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Most importantly, this is great for fighter pay if fighter managers do their job right.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Giving Ken lane-change abilities makes the character feel like a fighter who truly belongs in a Fatal Fury title.
—Jeffrey L. Wilson, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
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As Hawaiian royal and famed warrior Kaʻiana, Momoa is playing an amalgamation of recognizable Aquaman–Khal Drogo–Duncan Idaho traits in a series that fashions itself after epics like Game of Thrones with feuding factions and fantastical gods.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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And shouldn’t that be seen as more of a problem for our warrior?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
31 July 2025
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Davidson says, quoting an exchange between Sylvester Stallone's titular boxer and his on-screen trainer, Burgess Meredith's Mickey.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Laila Ali, fellow boxer and another one of Muhammad’s daughters, also shared a tribute post.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Lawyers for the defendants did not respond to requests for comment.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All of the defendants facing ongoing cases — like Wise — had their charges dismissed.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 1961: After a decree by the Volkskammer, East German soldiers began installing a barbed wire barrier through Berlin.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Tens of thousands of its children will grow up without fathers, and hundreds of thousands of its soldiers will be physically and emotionally scarred.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Aug. 2025
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Toughness is a prerequisite for these gladiators to play this violent sport.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
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Simply enormous fun would be to see a fine stretch duel between the two Breeders’ Classic gladiators this afternoon, and arguably even more fun for a goodly portion of the players would be to see Fierceness turn the tables and edge out his rock-hard rival.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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While plaintiff attorneys have embraced more dynamic presentations in trucking litigation, defense attorneys have been slower to adapt, according to Dunnells.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Josh Chatten-Brown, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said his clients’ lawsuit aims to address how the city processes ADU projects broadly, not just in Pacific Beach.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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On the show, contestants essentially starved themselves and exercised for eight hours a day while trainers screamed at them.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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The show, in which players try to determine which contestants are faithfuls and which are traitors, has already been renewed for a fifth season.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Lee is sixty-one years old, a scrapper with a potent backstory.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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Similarly, Kiki vacillates between a broad figure of oblivious privilege, not that far removed from Moore’s The Big Lebowski heiress, and a scrapper who feels just as insecure in this place as either sister.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighter. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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