skirmish (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirmish (with)
Verb
  • If there are a number of cautions on Sunday, don’t be surprised if some teams begin to fight mechanical gremlins.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 14 June 2025
  • There are mysteries to be solved and fights to be fought, but most of all, there’s a lot of growing up to do.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • Some of the incidents from last season weren’t egregious per se, such as driving unnecessarily slowly in qualifying, while others were a direct result of battling with another driver, including several incidents with Lando Norris.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 14 June 2025
  • Cracking open the vaults to centuries-old tomes could be a data bonanza for tech companies battling lawsuits from living novelists, visual artists, and others whose creative works have been scooped up without their consent to train AI chatbots.
    Matt O'Brien, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • Eight engines, four water tenders, two helicopters, two dozers and two hand crews have been combating the blaze.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
  • The Special Investigations Division’s Child Exploitation Prevention Unit conducted an undercover operation to combat online child exploitation, Boisvert said.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
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“Skirmish (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmish%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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