fights 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of fight
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as in competes
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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fights

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noun

plural of fight
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fights
Verb
As Congress fights over the future of Affordable Care Act subsidies, the healthcare of millions of Floridians is on the line. Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 Profits from the pumpkin patch go towards the Cooper Trooper Foundation, a nonprofit that fights childhood cancer through sibling support and a research fund set up at Monroe Carell Jr. Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025 The National Guard is deployed in three American states and the District of Columbia, while the federal government fights in court for deployments in Illinois and Oregon -- where the states' governors have protested the orders -- to be upheld as legal. Chris Boccia, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025 Military families must speak plainly about their hopes and fears, reminding the country of who fights and dies in our wars. Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 An international team of war correspondents fights to report the truth. Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025 Hartnett is in Canada filming an untitled project for Netflix, which focuses on a fisherman who fights to protect his family and community when a sea creature begins to threaten his town. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025 The long-running lawsuit from Serna’s family, first filed in 2020, is just one example of how the county needlessly fights and prolongs litigation, said civil rights lawyer Danielle Pena, who has sued the county over other jail deaths. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025 In the opening stretch, as young Pat fights the power, we’re touched by the actor’s boyishness, still clinging to him at fifty. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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The woman said they are getting used to one another, but, luckily, there have been no fights. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025 Filmmaking is nitpicking, anxiety, fights, claustrophobia, exhaustion, euphoria. Susan Sontag, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025 Since that night, Harrison has won two other UFC fights. Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025 Almeida has been dominant throughout the first few years of his UFC career, winning eight fights while losing only once, to Curtis Blaydes in 2024. Brett Appley, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 But none of them have managed to temper bruising, deadly fights over power and resources. Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025 Then Dern lost four of six fights, including her only knockout loss, and had stopped working with Parillo. Brian Martin, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025 The film’s climax is a genuinely spectacular action sequence that supercharges the already impressive fights of the original film to new heights, taking full advantage of the big screen to up the scale significantly. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025 The wins, almost as much as the losses, have always come in fights. Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fights
Verb
  • Per Pete Thamel of ESPN, the Red Raiders will ask redshirt freshman Will Hammond to make his first career start on Saturday as senior quarterback Behren Morton battles a leg injury.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Brian Schottenheimer battles through injuries Heading into the game against the Jets, Schottenheimer’s offensive line was wrecked by injury.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Councilor Jesse Brown, who opposes the deal, said on social media Friday that the councilors sent a similar opposition letter to Gray's office for her consideration.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Mainstream Jewish groups maintain that anti-Zionism, a broad term that generally opposes the idea of a standalone state with a Jewish-majority population, is antisemitic.
    CalMatters, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Because Washington’s Zach Ertz has played his entire career in the NFC (previously with the Eagles, Cardinals and Lions) and the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce competes in the AFC, their teams have seldom met.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The documentary, from filmmaker Xander Robin and Artists Equity, is about an initiative undertaken by the Florida government during which the general public competes in a contest to remove invasive pythons from the Everglades.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Verna insists the souls of the dead live within the alien ship, but Mitsuki resists the lure.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Her lens resists finality; every image feels open-ended, as if the story could turn in any direction.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Activists literally or figuratively flying the antifa flag have long been among the subset of people who go to protests to destroy property and get into violent skirmishes with far-right protestors (like the Proud Boys).
    Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Law enforcement officers have deployed tear gas and pepper balls in skirmishes with protesters.
    Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • Bieber’s close friend Kendall Jenner has been open about her own struggles with acne—recently, becoming an ambassador for Therabody’s new LED mask, the TheraFace Mask Glo.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2025
  • And despite their struggles at times, the Dolphins haven’t wavered from investing in those young players in this 1-6 start.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • He’s also been involved in multiple public altercations and legal disputes, including a 2018 arrest over a parking spot dispute in New York City.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the people devouring YoungBoy’s endless stream of new music have also been devouring news of his various altercations and legal cases.
    Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Fights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fights. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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