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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  • Along the way, our hero encounters the sorceress Circe, who turns his companions into pigs; makes a descent into Hades; fights the song of the sirens; and survives the island of the nymph Calypso.
    — Valentina Colosimo, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026
  • Rising through the ranks as a gladiator, Maximus fights his way back to Rome to seek vengeance and restore honor to the Empire.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of fights
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  • If Wagner misses time again, if Suggs battles injuries again or if the roster isn’t completely healthy in April, expectations aren’t going anywhere.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • Around 15 years later, Flay came to Nurdjaja and asked her to join Bobby's Triple Threat, in which a competitor battles three titans, including Flay's girlfriend Brooke Williamson and Michael Voltaggio, for a $25,000 prize.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
Definition of battles
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