as in fought
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict
growing up in the inner city he had often scrimmaged with neighborhood toughs
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Margaret moved into his battle station and fought bravely, sustaining three gunshot wounds, until the British captured the post.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026 -
As technology continues to advance, drone warfare will likely become more autonomous, more widespread, and more decisive, fundamentally altering the way battles are fought.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Crews battled a late-night fire Friday at the old train depot office building in Maplewood, Minnesota.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Doctors and nurses became a constant presence in her life, especially as her fourth child, Travis, battled sickle cell disease, strokes and a long, uncertain recovery that once stripped him of the ability to walk or speak.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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“Scrimmaged (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimmaged%20%28with%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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