WARRED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

warred

verb

past tense of war

as in fought

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The war’s new weapon What began as a ground war has evolved into a battle increasingly fought from the air.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The king successfully fought a hundred men and emerged victorious, but not before killing Antinous in Sinon’s name.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

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The former five-star recruit never seriously contended for a starting job there, what with Mario Cristobal bringing in Bo Nix before Thompson’s second season.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The Texas Comptroller should be someone who acts non-partisanly, Eckhardt contended.

— Rachel Royster July 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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Similar gains were observed for other rare earth combinations, suggesting that controlling channel size could become a general strategy for separating elements that have long resisted efficient purification.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
The couple initially resisted the town’s removal order, insisting the roosters were meant to comfort their daughter Pyper, not advertise their business.

— Holly Ramer, Fortune, 24 July 2026

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Argentina battled shorthanded, but the Porro-Williams-Torres connection was enough for Spain to lift the trophy; that trio will be toasted from Barcelona to Seville for decades.

— Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026
That was not the case for Sonny Gray on Sunday, but the veteran battled through and got the job done anyway.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

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Earlier versions of the county’s early voting plan included Sunday voting, which Democrats generally supported and Republicans opposed.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
But the semi-annual change has few fans – an AP-NORC poll last year found that only 12% of American adults were in favor of it, while almost half opposed it.

— Deepti Hajela, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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Founded over 70 years ago, the church had withstood decades of erosion and sea level rise and was in dire need of a new seawall.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Manuel withstood those scandals and led Michigan to financial and competitive success during his decade as the Wolverines’ athletic director.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of withstood

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The final artifact gets preserved, but the logic behind it does not.

— Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Lepore’s recent writing on the Constitution has reframed public discussions surrounding the nation’s 250th anniversary by reminding readers that the framers expected the Constitution to be amended rather than preserved in amber.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

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