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Channel 12 political correspondent Amit Segal noted Friday that the incident marks the first time since December 2024 — when Israeli forces took control of the Syrian side of Mount Hermon — that Israeli troops were wounded in a Syrian firefight.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Tchayo and four others in the room had been wounded in a firefight with the M23 three weeks earlier.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Inez’s healing doesn’t mean a thing if she’s doubled over in pain, which lessens their impact in a particularly heated firefight.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
And even though you’re supposed to be thinking strategically and focusing on the big picture, you’re often stuck in the daily firefight.
—Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 3 Oct. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Tchayo and four others in the room had been wounded in a firefight with the M23 three weeks earlier.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Inez’s healing doesn’t mean a thing if she’s doubled over in pain, which lessens their impact in a particularly heated firefight.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
And even though you’re supposed to be thinking strategically and focusing on the big picture, you’re often stuck in the daily firefight.
—Rebecca Knight, Harvard Business Review, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firefight
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Jets fire Engstrand The New York Jets are searching for a new offensive coordinator after parting ways with Tanner Engstrand.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Ramsay, who was personally impacted by the fires, the night carried emotional weight.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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His June assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities had two carrier groups in the region, more there as a counter-weight to any Iranian reprisals than to be directly involved in the attack.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Senegal -- The Islamic State extremist group claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on an air force base in Niger's capital that wounded four soldiers and damaged an aircraft.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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No Man's Sky's dogfighting model is notable for its shift from the simple, arcade combat present at launch to the more advanced systems in the game now.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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There was no reference in the agreement to the future of the SDF's all-female fighting units -- a sensitive point as much of the Damascus leaders come from a conservative background and are opposed to women in combat.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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In a city where detentions have largely played out on the streets, Homan’s comments have highlighted a battle that has been unfolding in the background.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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The exercise of power, not surprisingly, contributed to the restlessness of a busy mind that waged battles against a committed opposition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefight. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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