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Recent Examples of firefight
With the firefight focused on stopping its spread, Metro joined by Sacramento city fire crews positioned at a safer distance from the fire used large-diameter hoses and ladder trucks to bring the blaze under control, Nunez said.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Roads were closed in that area during the peak of the firefight.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The squabble has dragged on for decades, flaring into bloody military clashes more than 15 years ago and again in May, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a firefight.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
In 2003: Qusay and Uday Hussein, sons of Iraqi dictator Sadam Hussein, were killed by U.S. Special Forces and infantrymen from 101st Airborne after a three-hour firefight in the city of Mosul, Iraq.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Roads were closed in that area during the peak of the firefight.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The squabble has dragged on for decades, flaring into bloody military clashes more than 15 years ago and again in May, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a firefight.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
In 2003: Qusay and Uday Hussein, sons of Iraqi dictator Sadam Hussein, were killed by U.S. Special Forces and infantrymen from 101st Airborne after a three-hour firefight in the city of Mosul, Iraq.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firefight
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Even still, at some point, the fire has to be quenched.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And now Google warns that Chrome is under attack, issuing an emergency update and a recommendation to upgrade all desktop browsers immediately.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian defense forces took down the 230-foot (70 meters) antenna dish to prevent Russian forces from using it to guide attacks on its territory.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The city made a number of reforms over the summer to combat crime.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The initiative aims to build quantum navigation systems that operate without satellites and can withstand the noise and turbulence of combat environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The iconic items fit well in this book given how many Avengers don’t feel complete without a gadget or mystical item to carry into battle.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefight. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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