fight with
phrasal verb
fought with; fighting with; fights with
1
: to fight against (someone or something)
He fought with his wife over/about money.
The U.S. fought with Germany in World Wars I and II.
He fought with several worthy opponents.
2
: to fight on the same side as (someone or something)
The U.S. fought (together) with the Soviet Union in World War II.
3
: to fight by using (something, such as a weapon)
They were fighting with knives.
They fought with their fists.
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However, Tsarukyan was hit with a suspension after punching a fan during his walkout at UFC 300 in April 2024 ahead of his fight with Oliveira.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
After his victory, Almeida renewed his call for a fight with French heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane – a matchup he's been chasing for several months.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
In William Klein’s 1975 film, Muhammad Ali: The Greatest, there’s a sequence from just prior to the 1964 fight with Liston in Miami Beach, in which a camera moves down a line of men who cite Liston as the odds-on winner, in a few rounds at best.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The previous Trump administration got into a fight with then-Mayor Jim Kenney in 2016 over the city’s sanctuary policy with respect to federal immigration enforcement.
—Richardson Dilworth, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
After his victory, Almeida renewed his call for a fight with French heavyweight contender Ciryl Gane – a matchup he's been chasing for several months.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
In William Klein’s 1975 film, Muhammad Ali: The Greatest, there’s a sequence from just prior to the 1964 fight with Liston in Miami Beach, in which a camera moves down a line of men who cite Liston as the odds-on winner, in a few rounds at best.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The previous Trump administration got into a fight with then-Mayor Jim Kenney in 2016 over the city’s sanctuary policy with respect to federal immigration enforcement.
—Richardson Dilworth, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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