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as in soldiers
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 boxers
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 defendants
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 fighters
The 17-year-old joins a steady stream of fighters on mats spattered with sweat, blood and occasional tears to spar under the watchful eye of Mansouri, a former professional MMA fighter who founded the space in 2020.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike earlier twin-seat fighters used primarily for training or weapons operations, the second seat in the J-20S is designed to expand the jet’s battlefield role dramatically.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Any nation confronting Beijing will not face a handful of boutique drones or a symbolic squadron of stealth fighters.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Photos released by the Navy showed the Iwo Jima carrying MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor transport craft and AV-8B Harrier II fighters aircraft en route to the Caribbean.
—Amir Daftari
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Four Flying Tiger P-40s faced off against a dozen Japanese fighters over Hengyang, China.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
At least 63,371 Palestinians have died in Gaza during the war, said the ministry, which does not say how many are fighters or civilians but says around half have been women and children.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron is already ramping up his efforts to persuade allies to switch to European defense contractors and weapons systems, including being offered Rafale fighters over F-35s.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Collecting the bodies For nearly three days, corpses littered the streets of Pine village, after villagers said fighters forbade them from collecting their dead, according to three of the locals CNN spoke to.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Unlike earlier twin-seat fighters used primarily for training or weapons operations, the second seat in the J-20S is designed to expand the jet’s battlefield role dramatically.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Any nation confronting Beijing will not face a handful of boutique drones or a symbolic squadron of stealth fighters.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Photos released by the Navy showed the Iwo Jima carrying MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor transport craft and AV-8B Harrier II fighters aircraft en route to the Caribbean.
—Amir Daftari
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Four Flying Tiger P-40s faced off against a dozen Japanese fighters over Hengyang, China.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
At least 63,371 Palestinians have died in Gaza during the war, said the ministry, which does not say how many are fighters or civilians but says around half have been women and children.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron is already ramping up his efforts to persuade allies to switch to European defense contractors and weapons systems, including being offered Rafale fighters over F-35s.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Collecting the bodies For nearly three days, corpses littered the streets of Pine village, after villagers said fighters forbade them from collecting their dead, according to three of the locals CNN spoke to.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighters
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Many models are small enough to be carried in a backpack or launched by hand, allowing soldiers to employ them directly in the field without requiring specialized vehicles for transport or deployment.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Minorhad its premiere in Vienna, as the Montgolfier brothers undertook the first manned balloon trip in Paris, and as the Continental Army fought British soldiers in North America.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bugner also fought legendary boxers Frank Bruno and Henry Cooper over the span of his career.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Matthew eventually one-ups the request by losing his boxers as well and going full Winnie the Pooh, which earns him the respect of his fellow suck-ups.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit lists as defendants the three manufacturers, as well as the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association, a nonprofit trade association accused of facilitating the unfair market practices.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Local Black leaders had called for Tchervinski and any other White people involved to face similar charges as the Black defendants.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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The manosphere — a movement encompassing hypermasculinity, male supremacy, misogyny and traditional gender roles and driven by podcasters, bloggers and social media warriors — has become increasingly mainstream.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Aries are the fearless warriors who have no issue taking on battles with the hopes of winning and helping others.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Now a protector of animals and a champion of the downtrodden, Sonja runs afoul of the tyrant Draygan (Robert Sheehan) and ends up enslaved alongside other gladiators for sport, ultimately leading a revolt alongside her new compatriots.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Human activities played a huge part in the lion subspecies' decline, the AP reported, adding that many of the lions were killed by gladiators in Roman times.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In his June ruling, Judge Alsup agreed with Anthropic's argument, stating the company's use of books by the plaintiffs to train their AI model was acceptable.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs who alleged that the recruitment portion violated the First Amendment.—
Angele Latham,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Angel was friends with one of the two initial brawlers inside Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Playground, a regular hangout spot for the young teen, but didn’t participate in the outset of the violence.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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At the highest levels, debate is a combination of politics and philosophy, and skilled debaters must master analytical reasoning and the ability to speak as fast as possible.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Fighters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighters. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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