warred

past tense of war

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Verb
  • The event was the latest public honoring of North Korean troops who fought in Russia to repel an incursion by Ukrainian forces.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In his remarks, Sures saluted his late father, who fought in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Super Bowl winner contended that with a five-game winning streak, maybe people will start believing more in this Bears team.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • This time, the environmental advocacy group contended that San Diego’s supplemental analysis of the visual impacts of taller buildings, prepared in advance of the 2022 ballot measure, disregarded other consequential environmental factors.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Epstein has resisted the obvious move to monetize it.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In 10 other cases, according to the review, people resisted arrest, some fleeing on foot, while in one instance, an agent briefly clung to the side of a moving car.
    Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2023, Disney battled top cable operator Charter Communications and the agreement that resulted after a 10-day blackout served as a template for the industry.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The two men have battled against each other several times.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But animal welfare experts raised several concerns to Public Investigator, including the size of the animal enclosures and the zoo’s breeding of a white tiger, which is opposed by conservation organizations like the World Wildlife Fund.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The prosecution opposed the request, arguing that jail clothing assists with safety and identification.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The economy has withstood weak role creation precisely because the pool of applicants is shrinking.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to that match, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair withstood a championship challenge from NXT's Sol Ruca and Zaria.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Emphasizing research and measurable outcomes, their philanthropy also reflects a broader belief that wealth should be used in real time—not preserved for future generations.
    Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This was made possible by a process called clay templating, in which the external fleshy surface of the dinosaur was preserved over the skeleton after burial by a thin clay mask no more than 1/100th of an inch thick.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Warred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warred. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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