WARRED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

warred

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past tense of war

as in fought

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When the Lebanese Civil War ended in 1990, a wall text informs, militias sold off weapons, many of which found their way to the Balkans; the Yugoslav Wars, then, were fought partly with Lebanese arms.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
All but one state fought the lawsuits, including seven that had Republican chief election officers.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

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But the city resisted at the time, arguing that the federal consent decree did not require aid during dry weather events, according to the Banner.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
The court vacated the policy nationwide, impacting not only the Justice Department's efforts to get data from the states that have resisted as well as states that had already voluntarily complied.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

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But the divisive veteran Israeli leader has scratched, scraped and literally battled his way back during a stormy three-year period of nonstop domestic crises and wars across the region.

— Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The fire broke out at the Eagle’s Nest in the Bavarian Alps on Friday evening, and firefighters battled the flames against strong winds.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office opposed recusal.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
The arch is opposed by a small group of veterans and an architectural historian who sued in federal court in Washington, saying Congress must endorse the project.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

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In the time since the Hope Scholarship had withstood the court challenge, Switzer’s reach had only grown.

— Henry Culvyhouse, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026
The Bruins’ defense withstood the Ducks’ final push and celebrated a signature victory during a turnaround season.

— Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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The bridal shop sent the dress out of state to be preserved by Memories Gown Preservation, a Houston dry cleaning business that has since closed.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Evidence from Smith's 1974 investigation had been preserved for more than five decades, allowing investigators to revisit the case as forensic technology advanced.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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