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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
Thousands of Islamic State fighters were killed in the process and thousands more remain in prison.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Gi-hun and Jung-bae chose to continue on, and a group of fighters, including In-ho, Na-yeon's father a.k.a. player 246, Hyun-ju a.k.a. player 120 (Park Sung-hoon) and Dae-ho stayed behind to fight the masked people.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025
Israel accuses Hamas of stealing aid for its own fighters or to sell to finance its operations, an accusation Hamas denies.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 June 2025
About 20 Israeli fighter jets attacked military targets in Tehran and the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Gi-hun and Jung-bae chose to continue on, and a group of fighters, including In-ho, Na-yeon's father a.k.a. player 246, Hyun-ju a.k.a. player 120 (Park Sung-hoon) and Dae-ho stayed behind to fight the masked people.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025
Israel accuses Hamas of stealing aid for its own fighters or to sell to finance its operations, an accusation Hamas denies.
—Reuters, NBC news, 26 June 2025
About 20 Israeli fighter jets attacked military targets in Tehran and the western Iranian city of Kermanshah.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
Noun
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The movement's emphasis on the Old Testament is significant, Clarkson said, because in it, major figures are warriors.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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Two years later, Israeli and American cyber warriors introduced Stuxnet, a malicious computer worm that caused thousands of Natanz centrifuges to spin out of control, setting back Iran’s nuclear enrichment.—
Jennifer Griffin,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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It was announced that WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will face heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and WWE champion Brock Lesnar will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at the WWE's Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The boxer was expected to star alongside Nick Nolte, Jim Caviezel, and Sean Penn, but had all of his scenes cut by the famously fickle director.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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When New York comptroller and fellow mayoral candidate Brad Lander was taken into ICE custody this week while escorting a defendant out of immigration court, Mamdani stood alongside Lander’s wife and protested the arrest.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Some of the findings should bolster plaintiffs’ arguments, while others may be more helpful to defendants.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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His Telegram channel, followed by around half a million users, regularly features narrated footage of drones tracking and killing Russian soldiers.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The biggest revelation in both movies is that throughout the war Lucas had heroin shipped to the U.S. from Vietnam in coffins containing dead soldiers.—
Steve Bloom,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
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Bite marks on the skeleton of a Yorkshire gladiator were found to be evidence of death by lion.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Wear it with gladiator sandals and a crossbody for daytime exploring, then swap in bold earrings and heels for an island dinner under the stars.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2025
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In November, a jury sided with Ferguson, and Judge Cotton Walker awarded more than $43.8 million to the plaintiffs on Monday, according to court documents.—
Alex Sundby
June 19,
CBS News,
19 June 2025
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Both sides, meaning the plaintiffs being the athletes and the defendants meaning the conferences and the NCAA.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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Cynthia is now the only contestant to have made the semifinals without winning a challenge.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The season had plenty of surprises besides Oscar-winning actresses, too — most notably the inclusion of an innocent newborn infant as a contestant in the game, an upping of the show’s anti-capitalist moral stakes to their logical extreme.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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