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warred

verb

past tense of war
as in fought

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  1. fought
  2. contended
  3. resisted
  4. battled
  5. opposed
  6. withstood
  7. preserved
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  • The latest reminder came 42 minutes into Thursday’s hearing in a Louisiana district court in which more than 30 athletes fought to be included within the NCAA rule change that effectively gave every athlete five years to play five seasons.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In an address late Thursday, Milei reasserted Argentina’s claim to the islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, which the United Kingdom has controlled since 1833 and over which the two countries fought a war in the early 1980s.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fought
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  • Penn State regularly contended for New Year’s Six bowls but lost the close, important games so often that fans braced for heartbreak.
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The museum has contended California’s new law is unconstitutional, which California is contesting.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of contended
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  • The university initially resisted the financial institution’s requests to open an account and to provide personal information of its then-chief financial officer, but ultimately gave in, Kraus said.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Then, his administration sent letters and filed lawsuits to push states to run their sensitive voter data through the tool – a prospect some states have agreed to, but many have resisted to keep their residents’ personal information secure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of resisted
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  • Saturday against the Rockies, Lee battled through a 12-pitch at-bat before shooting a dart into the right-field corner.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In the day’s later National Women’s Soccer League match, the Chicago Stars battled back to tie the Portland Thorns 1-1.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of battled
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  • One aspect of Lamont’s energy policy that Fazio declined to second-guess was the decision to sign a deal with Millstone, which was opposed by some Republicans at the time.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Kalshi’s announcement also follows a meeting between the CFTC and tribal representatives who are opposed to prediction markets, who reiterated their opposition to event contracts following the session.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of opposed
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  • The shop withstood the loss of his mom and dad, the pandemic and the stress of the Eaton fire, which destroyed his brother’s home.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Carpenter’s conviction has already withstood several past appeals.
    — Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of withstood
Verb
  • In 2018, Steve Bannon sent a message to Jeffrey Epstein, preserved in the Justice Department’s cache of Epstein files, suggesting that the success of extremist European political parties would make life easier for the cryptocurrency industry.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Most had already been preserved by an archivist, but a few strays had to be tracked down before they could all be laid out across the 20,000-square-foot second floor of Kith‘s office (prior to it being built out).
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of preserved
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“Warred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warred. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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