as in pitched battle
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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.
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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
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
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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
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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
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The confirmation of drones over Germany comes as NATO's Denmark investigates a wave of drone disruption to its airports that officials have characterized as a hybrid attack, and coincides with Estonian, Polish, and Romanian accusations against Russia of serious airspace incursions.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overseas activists have tried to deliver aid in the past to Gaza but have either been intercepted by Israeli forces or come under some form of attack.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police said the threat was linked to a fire in the north of the city.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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My 5-year-old wore this Melissa & Doug Fire Chief set for Halloween last year and has put out many fake fires since then.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Single combat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/single%20combat. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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