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a person, group, or country that fights in a war or battle
Britain was a major combatant in World War II.
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Recent Examples of combatants
Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who don’t distinguish combatants from civilians.
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Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Israel’s retaliatory attacks in Gaza since last year’s Hamas attack have killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who do not distinguish combatants from civilians but say more than half the dead are women and children.
—Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
The three-minute clip follows the ship outmaneuvering and eventually outpacing enemy combatants.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who don’t distinguish combatants from civilians but say more than half the dead are women and children.
—Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2024
The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says more than half of those killed were women and children.
—Melanie Lidman, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Hamas combatants killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and kidnapped others, 100 of which are still being held hostage.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
An estimated 42,000 have been killed, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says over half of the dead are women and children.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
But many of those killed are believed to be civilians, according to the health ministry which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Israel’s retaliatory attacks in Gaza since last year’s Hamas attack have killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who do not distinguish combatants from civilians but say more than half the dead are women and children.
—Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
The three-minute clip follows the ship outmaneuvering and eventually outpacing enemy combatants.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2024
Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, who don’t distinguish combatants from civilians but say more than half the dead are women and children.
—Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2024
The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says more than half of those killed were women and children.
—Melanie Lidman, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Hamas combatants killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and kidnapped others, 100 of which are still being held hostage.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
An estimated 42,000 have been killed, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says over half of the dead are women and children.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
But many of those killed are believed to be civilians, according to the health ministry which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
—Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combatants
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During this conflict, American citizen soldiers wielding standard hunting rifles were able to use their skills to pick off British officers and soldiers from greater distances than the soldiers could retaliate from.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon.NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Merrick was not wearing a seat belt when the cars crashed, but troopers said Frazer was properly restrained.Fox19 staff, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024
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Blackwell was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and then released, troopers said.Fox19 staff, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024
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Its walls sport murals of warriors, weapons and a man-chasing monster.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024
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The room has other murals showing warriors, anthropomorphized weapons and a monster chasing a man.Reuters, Reuters, 30 Sep. 2024
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Since then, Hamas fighters have received almost no real-time support from Tehran.Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2024
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Yet they have been met with a fierce defense from Hezbollah fighters whose mountainous native terrain poses challenges to an invading force.Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Combatants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combatants. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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