skirmished

past tense of skirmish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirmished
Verb
  • Cody Rhodes came back with a Suicide Dive as the two brawled until the show went off the air.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Miami hosts Seattle Tuesday night -- the same teams that brawled after Seattle’s recent Leagues Cup title-game win.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mangold was developing the Star Wars movie, Dawn of the Jedi for Lucasfilm, which was to have explored the origins of the Force.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But rarely, since Jokic rounded into MVP form, have the Nuggets explored lineups with two centers.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Atoms must be trapped, cooled almost to absolute zero, and probed with lasers tuned to astonishing levels of precision.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Several studies conducted over the past decade have probed whether acetaminophen increases the risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Navigating the biz in Hollywood meant reinventing himself to prevent being boxed into comedic roles.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When backup tight end Nate Boerkircher boxed out Drayk Bowen for the game-winning touchdown, set up for glory by Reed’s throw on fourth-and-11 and Tyler Buchner’s botched extra point hold a drive earlier, the Texas A&M party broke contain.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Electric Era, which was founded by SpaceX engineers, is ready to release its next product, one that is designed to address energy storage management and charging power demand concerns.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Stern, who co-founded Apple Fitness+ and previously oversaw Ford's subscription services, aims to upgrade Peloton's products in an effort to match its wide range of class types with its hardware.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Prior to digitization, this could be ascertained by monitoring the circulation of screening prints between distributors in New York.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Maintenance crews discovered them during a routine post-flight inspection of the plane after arriving from New York.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The company has discovered that a mysterious font could be used to crash an iOS app and potentially tamper with the system memory.
    Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Skirmished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmished. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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