fought

verb

Definition of foughtnext
past tense of fight
1
as in battled
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict a proud people who have fiercely fought all invaders of their homeland

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2
as in opposed
to strive to reduce or eliminate a civil rights leader who dedicated his life to fighting prejudice

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3
as in competed
to engage in a contest everyone on that street seems to be fighting to see who can create the gaudiest holiday lighting display

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4
as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily if you kids continue to fight, I'm turning this car around and we're heading back home!

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5
as in resisted
to refuse to give in to I tried to fight the temptation to eat another cookie—and lost

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Recent Examples of fought There's a rising generation that feels that Democrats haven't fought hard enough and haven't fought on the right issues. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 My three sons are 13th generation Americans whose ancestors fought as Patriots during the Revolutionary War. — David Neil, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 The city initially fought the lawsuit by claiming the officers were protected by qualified immunity. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 The Elizabeth Street Garden in Lower Manhattan isn't going anywhere, and the community that fought to keep it is now celebrating. — Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026 The Jewish state fought a multi-front war against Iran and its proxies at the height of the conflict. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Once, a long time ago, your grandmother escaped a war and your great-grandfather fought in one. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026 The Third Battle of Panipat is believed to have occurred on January 14, 1761, and was fought between the Afghan Durrani chief Ahmad Shah Durrani and Sadashiv Rao Bhau of the Maratha army. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 About 100 people braved 90-degree temperatures to honor the men who put their lives on the line and used a Native language — one the nation had once fought to suppress — to help win the war. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fought
  1. battled
  2. opposed
  3. competed
  4. bickered
  5. resisted
  6. combated
  7. contended
  8. argued
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  • Bannister also battled with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton battled sepsis and other complications after taking flu medication that caused a perforated ulcer.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of battled
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  • At a recent information session hosted by the county, about half of the people who delivered public comments were in favor of keeping the plant open, and half were vehemently opposed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Widely favored by environmentalists and government planners, the idea is generally opposed by real estate agents and anyone who owns a house or business at the beach.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of opposed
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  • Some theories posit that it was caused by a spike in ocean oxygen levels, a threshold of climate stability or an evolutionary race of sorts as animals competed with one another for resources.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Both teams that competed in the Division 2 championship last year, Eastlake and Del Norte, have moved up to Division 1.
    — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of competed
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  • King bickered with fans on social media.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Definition of bickered
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  • Habib, who joined the department in 2007, was responding to a 911 call at a Bronx catering hall in 2023 when a drunk and disorderly man resisted arrest, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When automobiles first came about, the island’s carriage drivers successfully resisted them.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of resisted
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  • High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with firetrucks and bulldozers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with fire trucks and bulldozers.
    — Caroline Blumberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of combated
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  • The year 1933, Arendt contended, marked the close of the age of bourgeois emancipation and Jewish liberation, which brought an end to a feeling of security in the West and signaled that the new sense of security in the East was a pipe dream.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The union’s original grievance, the city contended, only challenged Biscari’s suspension pending resolution of his criminal case — not the underlying disciplinary action for the crash itself.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of contended
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  • But Craig's supporters have argued that the four-term congresswoman is the more electable candidate, especially as Flanagan has been tied to the Minnesota governor's handling of the multimillion-dollar fraud schemes in the state.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That connection is ultimately what put Tupac’s life in jeopardy, Davis argued in the book Compton Street Legend, which has become a key piece of evidence in the case against him.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of argued

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