WARRED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

warred

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past tense of war

as in fought

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The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of fought

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Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026

Definition of contended

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Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.

— Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of resisted

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Hundreds of firefighters battled blazes in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help with a massive blaze burning for more than three days.

— Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
This comes after Conwell battled through a 1-of-7 shooting start in Friday’s summer league opener to finish his summer league debut with 21 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field, 3-of-7 shooting on threes and 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

Definition of battled

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All Democrats in Congress vehemently opposed the bill and three Senate Republicans—Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina—voted against it.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Mayor Rusty Knox has been one of the voices opposed to expanding the lanes.

— Michael Praats, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026

Definition of opposed

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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

Definition of withstood

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Garneau preserved the existing perimeter of the space in a rough state with walls, ceiling, moldings, and even cracks maintained as part of the character.

— Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026
And that’s on top of allegedly deleting or compressing billions of logs that should have been preserved.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

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