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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 Sudanese paramilitary group also benefited from an airbase in Kufra and other facilities that were used as transit points for Colombian fighters and as sites for the modification of vehicles imported through Libya, the experts found.
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Navy requirements include a combat radius approaching 1,000 miles—roughly 25 percent greater than current fleet fighters—while maintaining compatibility with existing carrier catapults and arresting gear.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
The group said in a statement Monday that bombs planted by Hezbollah fighters exploded and destroyed four tanks in a convoy of eight tanks that was passing the village of Deir Siryan.
—April 20, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Balachandran also realized that these weren’t generic cancer-fighters.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Gladiators, unlike beast fighters, were divided into very different types.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
The country’s National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, include near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled fighters with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
—Samy Magdy, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The country’s National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, including near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled fighters with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In the past, fighters earned points in two regular-season bouts, with the highest point earners moving onto the playoffs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Navy requirements include a combat radius approaching 1,000 miles—roughly 25 percent greater than current fleet fighters—while maintaining compatibility with existing carrier catapults and arresting gear.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
The group said in a statement Monday that bombs planted by Hezbollah fighters exploded and destroyed four tanks in a convoy of eight tanks that was passing the village of Deir Siryan.
—April 20, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Balachandran also realized that these weren’t generic cancer-fighters.
—Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Gladiators, unlike beast fighters, were divided into very different types.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
The country’s National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, include near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled fighters with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
—Samy Magdy, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
The country’s National News Agency reported airstrikes and artillery shelling throughout southern Lebanon on Wednesday, including near Bint Jbeil, where Israeli forces have encircled fighters with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
—Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
In the past, fighters earned points in two regular-season bouts, with the highest point earners moving onto the playoffs.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighters
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Prisoners exchanged Russia's Defense Ministry said that a prisoner swap Saturday brought home 175 of its soldiers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Another work from this era, Veterans Day (2016), features a flow of musical notes that surround a framed newspaper article about the conviction of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the American war in Vietnam and an old photograph of soldiers raising their fists.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Recently released from prison, coach Walt Mangian joins a local youth gym to help a ragtag team of adolescent boxers aspiring to a national championship.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Families of the victims pleaded with the judge to deny bail and ultimately, there were no changes in bail for any of the defendants.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Queens Defenders provides legal representation to criminal defendants who can’t afford to hire lawyers, but Zeno and boyfriend Rashad Ruhani used the organization as their personal piggy bank, stealing to pay the rent on their swanky $6,000-a-month Astoria penthouse apartment.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Two warriors gleam in the midst of Indian Combat (1868) and continue their brawl to the death, one knife-edge away from mortality.—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Part of the appeal of female gladiators was their very paradoxical nature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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At roughly 1,800 years old, the artwork depicts women fighting animals long after the empire banned them from performing as gladiators.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 Apr. 2026
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Hurd said the verdict bodes well for other plaintiffs, noting that Uber, not the plaintiffs, selected the North Carolina case as a test case for the broader group of pending lawsuits.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Also, in their filing, plaintiffs are asking a judge to rule that ‘third-party brand sponsors’ are not associated with the school, so their deals with players would not need to be approved by the College Sports Commission.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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High school debaters are much more polite and reasonable, even compared to presidential candidates, the group’s president, Walt Breitinger, observed.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Judging simply by the crowd’s response, the debaters arguing that CSOs remain relevant won handily.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Fighters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighters. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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