warred

verb

past tense of war
as in fought

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warred
  1. fought
  2. contended
  3. resisted
  4. battled
  5. opposed
  6. withstood
  7. preserved
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  • Rhodes went for the Figure Four, but Punk fought out and tried a GTS.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • And in Florida, the longest war the United States government fought was with Black maroons called Seminoles.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of fought
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  • Carr has contended that the FCC nonetheless has statutory authority to scrap the rule — a position that is likely to face legal pushback.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit also contended that Graves retaliated against former Police Capt.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of contended
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  • On a Sunday afternoon in July, while much of the world watched the World Cup final, a counterexample was found to the Jacobian conjecture, a problem that had resisted proof or disproof since 1939.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Until Tuesday, some rival executives resisted calling the Detroit Tigers on left-hander Tarik Skubal, trying to be respectful as the team fought to remain in contention.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Definition of resisted
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  • At El Noche de los Grandes, Gable unsuccessfully battled to become the one and only El Grande Americano.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Those poor defensive numbers might be due in part to a back ailment that Adames has battled at times this year, which has impacted his ability to work with Washington.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of battled
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  • The day of that performance in front of the Pope, there were people that opposed it.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • A number of lawmakers opposed the bill to establish the National Intelligence Bureau, and more than 200 people attended a protest against it in May ahead of the parliamentary vote, according to public broadcaster NHK.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of opposed
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  • The law has withstood numerous legal challenges over the years, but this is the first since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in 2023.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of withstood
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  • Catholic doctrine holds that Mary’s virginity was preserved before, during, and after childbirth.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Behind these numbers are thousands of homes preserved or made newly affordable for the families who need them most.
    — Maggie Cassidy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of preserved
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