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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  • What’s so vexing about the futility is people had such high expectations for this team, which still has a lot of the players who fought through injuries and won 11 games in each of the past two seasons.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Missing three starters, Orlando didn’t back down, fought hard throughout the night and forced overtime inside Chase Center.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of fought
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  • Mansion also contended that a physician touted Mounjaro as a weight loss option during a luncheon sponsored by the drugmaker, according to the suit filed in federal court in Texas.
    — Senior, STAT, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The union has long contended that teams can generate revenue and profits outside of the MLB club through mixed-use developments, RSN ownership and other avenues.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of contended
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  • Many countries have understandably resisted this kind of bargain.
    — Andrew Natsios, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Senior committee leaders and members of the Tri-Caucus have historically resisted attempts to implement term limits.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of resisted
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  • Fano, a loose network of ethnic Amhara militias, has battled federal forces in Amhara since 2023.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • My siblings have battled with each other over control of Mom’s finances as well as her living arrangements so far.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of battled
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  • Backers of Propositions 41 and 42 also opposed Proposition 40.
    — Vanessa Martínez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Democrat, who's long been opposed to the death penalty, placed a moratorium on executions in California in 2019.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of opposed
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  • The target not only withstood the strike but also morphed under fire.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Utopia, for example, has withstood a blitz of dark money attack ads likely bankrolled by cable companies in its effort to expand across the state.
    — Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of withstood
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  • Today, More than 800 boxes of his archives are preserved at the Briscoe Center at the University of Texas.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Breiter is already scouting other ghost signs in the neighborhood that could be preserved.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of preserved
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“Warred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warred. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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