warred

past tense of war

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Verb
  • Players fought, fought, fought, gave us every chance in the world.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Germany and France fought centuries of bloody wars before becoming the bedrock of the European Union.
    Jon Medved, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In its court filings Friday, the administration contended that the judge had usurped both legislative and executive authority.
    Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The only absolute, Einstein contended, was the speed of light in a vacuum.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Disney in particular, given its family-friendly brand, resisted entering the betting space for years, though the tide has turned for leagues and their media partners.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
  • As Border patrol arrested one individual, who actively resisted arrest, pepper spray was deployed spray to deter the agitator and disperse the crowd.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In footage from local station WPLG-TV, Spoelstra, 55, was at the scene, looking distraught as firefighters battled the flames.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Boko Haram extremists have battled against the government in Abuja in their mission to establish an Islamic state.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously opposed the bill, citing concerns over potential retaliation against Israeli hostages held in Gaza.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The team’s lease with Arrowhead Stadium expires in January 2031, and Jackson County residents opposed the city’s sales tax proposal designed to help fund the stadiums for the Chiefs and MLB's Kansas City Royals.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Miami Beach Commissioners Laura Dominguez and Alex Fernandez withstood challenges to maintain their seats in Tuesday’s election, while a third commission race with no incumbent is heading to a runoff.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
  • What to Know The region has already withstood one atmospheric river earlier this month.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Today, the cookbooks are out of print, but a few copies are available here and there online, and they are preserved in the archives and collections of the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Historical Society.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Decades later, in 1980, the Granzin family purchased the bakery, but preserved the recipes and traditions, from the strudel to the breakfast-sausage kolaches.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Warred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warred. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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