single combat

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Recent Examples of single combat Why Bomber Kills Are Undercounted OSINT analyst Andrew Perpetua who analyzes, tabulates and tries to geolocate every single combat video out of Ukraine , believes that the effect of night bombers is being seriously underestimated. David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Ergo, Peter must best the city’s fiercest warrior in single combat, fly and make a bereaved countess laugh for the first time since her brother died in battle. Michael Nordine, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023 The matter might have ended there, but John kept trying to convince Edward to fight him in single combat for the throne. Anne Thériault, Longreads, 21 June 2022 Moments later, Helen learned that Paris had agreed to fight her jilted husband, Menelaus, in single combat, to decide the outcome of the war. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2022 In the past 18 months, the U.S. has not suffered a single combat casualty there. Mike Pence, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for single combat
Noun
  • That brought retaliatory attacks against Sunni Muslim residents, and there have been pitched battles between armed groups from both sides.
    Reuters, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Parents and teachers on hand for the first day of school said the program was a welcome creation, allowing children to have a semblance of a normal education and social interaction with other students, even as Russian and Ukrainian troops fight pitched battles in the region.
    Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • As aid groups say famine has already taken hold, the assault risks the lives of remaining hostages—captured by Hamas in its October 2023 attack—while Netanyahu faces mounting political turmoil at home, even as Washington continues to hold Hamas responsible for prolonging the conflict.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Even when put under lighter sanctions in 2018, during the Salisbury chemical attack, claims of election interference, and criminal cyber operations continued.
    Earl Carr, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities believe the fire originated from lightning.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • At one point, Haggard said fire rescue treated Kehl, who had been acting erratically.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Single combat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single%20combat. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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