1
as in battled
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland
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2
as in opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate
a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice
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as in competed
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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as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
if you kids continue to fight, I'm turning this car around and we're heading back home!
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as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
I tried to fight the temptation to eat another cookie—and lost
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Recent Examples of fought
Then, amid the pandemic, my research on cultural destruction was suddenly everywhere as Azerbaijan launched a war in our ancestral homeland—fought in the shadow of erasures like Djulfa.
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Simon Maghakyan, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
As the fish fruitlessly fought the current, neurons that release norepinephrine fired; in response, calcium built up in astrocytes.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
The Italians fought and lost to Robert Moses’s wrecking whims; Puerto Ricans who could fled to Jersey for the privilege of a backyard.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
As these drones improve and become more integrated, they are expected to change how air wars are fought and how military airpower is organized.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Thor is the God of Thunder, a mountain of a man who has weathered many a battle in his time, but whose actions in a war fought long ago now haunt his waking hours.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Africa’s largest tank battle since World War II was fought over a bridge at the confluence of the Cuito and Cuanavale Rivers, the Okavango’s two major tributaries in the eastern Angolan Highlands.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Pitt has fought this sale, claiming the move breached a contract between the two.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Evans fought the move to shift the burden to his office, citing a lack of resources among other concerns.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Simon Maghakyan, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
As the fish fruitlessly fought the current, neurons that release norepinephrine fired; in response, calcium built up in astrocytes.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
The Italians fought and lost to Robert Moses’s wrecking whims; Puerto Ricans who could fled to Jersey for the privilege of a backyard.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
As these drones improve and become more integrated, they are expected to change how air wars are fought and how military airpower is organized.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Thor is the God of Thunder, a mountain of a man who has weathered many a battle in his time, but whose actions in a war fought long ago now haunt his waking hours.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
Africa’s largest tank battle since World War II was fought over a bridge at the confluence of the Cuito and Cuanavale Rivers, the Okavango’s two major tributaries in the eastern Angolan Highlands.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Pitt has fought this sale, claiming the move breached a contract between the two.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Evans fought the move to shift the burden to his office, citing a lack of resources among other concerns.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fought
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Residents in South El Monte were ordered to shelter in place for roughly five hours Wednesday as more than 100 firefighters battled a massive blaze at a warehouse complex that sent a dark plume of smoke into the air and emitted an acrid chemical smell.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Firefighters battled freezing cold temperatures as flames destroyed a daycare center in Gardner, Massachusetts early Thursday morning.—
Anna Meiler,
CBS News,
29 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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Some are opposed to negotiating with Democrats at all.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Sheppard also competed in the event as a rookie last season.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In 2002, Wedding competed for his home country in the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in a men’s snowboarding event, parallel giant slalom.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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The actors jokingly bickered about their history with the ceremony, with Cheadle remarking that Clooney hadn’t won since 2026 winner Timothée Chalamet was 3 years old.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Jan. 2026
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On 33 occasions since 2017, Congress has been forced to pass emergency extensions to the flood insurance program, as lawmakers bickered over budgets and looming shutdowns threatened to disrupt it, according to a letter the National Association of Realtors sent to Congress ahead of the shutdown.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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What tends to be lost in the record is how stubbornly Jefferson resisted change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Throughout his appearances in court and trial hearings, Yoon has repeatedly resisted investigators’ attempts to question him about his wife.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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This phrase was born on social media and its effects can be combatted with intervention from parents.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
20 Dec. 2025
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Pureval countered that the city leadership combatted crime through numerous measures, including implementing a stricter curfew and recruiting more officers.—
Scott Wartman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
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In granting that request, the court rejected a motion filed by Ohio State, which contended that the plaintiffs were only trying to draw Wexner into their case based on unrelated controversies.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Following that hearing, Hill contended that criminal acts had occurred during the election, and prosecutors should act.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Another lawsuit brought by detainees in federal court in Fort Myers argued that immigration was a federal issue, and Florida agencies and private contractors hired by the state had no authority to operate the facility under federal law.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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So, Hippocrates argued, the illness of epilepsy must be caused, like any other illness, by imbalance, not demons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Fought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fought. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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