WARRED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

warred

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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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Lopez cited confidentiality concerns and contended that the DA office’s pursuit of Cybergenetics could be a tactic to glean insight from the defense.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Some reports, meanwhile, have even contended that AI has had no substantive impact on jobs so far.

— Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 15 July 2026

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The initial complaint, filed on the day he was apprehended, alleged Hurtado-Cariaco forcibly resisted arrest, according to a pre-sentencing court filing by McWilliams.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
That matters especially in the United States, where patient access, physician burnout and accelerating costs have all resisted incremental fixes.

— Adam Farren, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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The agency said 604 crews, with 1,068 personnel, dozers and water-dropping aircraft battled the fire.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
In 2018, Harper and Schwarber weren't Phillies teammates yet, but the two battled in the finals of the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 13 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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Biden defeated Trump by nearly 21,000 votes in Wisconsin in 2020, a result that has withstood independent and partisan audits and reviews, as well as lawsuits and the recounts Trump requested.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Recently, the company withstood another setback when the New Glenn rocket exploded during a test firing on its launch pad in Florida.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026

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The women were originally excavated during the late 19th century from within the funerary complex at Dahshur, an ancient Egyptian necropolis featuring some of the oldest, largest, and best preserved pyramids in Giza.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Yet the vegetables increased in number every summer, and were preserved in the fridge, or the tomatoes were shared with neighbors or set out in big bowls on a table to create a light atmosphere of celebration.

— Diane Williams, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

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