wars (against)

verb

present tense third-person singular of war (against)
as in fights
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict continually warring against their neighbors in an effort to expand their territory

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  1. fights
  2. battles
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  • First Officer Becca Bang (Ariana DeBose) fights to survive a hostile alien past.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Westeros, everyone always fights about the Iron Throne—a chair like an iron cowlick, constructed with actual swords seized from vanquished enemies, jutting every which way.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fights
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  • Cyclosporiasis cases are continuing to pop up across New York City as the nation battles a sharp increase of the infection, which has gone viral for its symptoms of explosive bowel movements.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This creates a broken hiring system where AI battles AI and traditional resumes perpetuate bias.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of battles
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“Wars (against).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wars%20%28against%29. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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