1
as in warrior
a person engaged in military service
the debate whether more fighters are needed to bring order to that war-torn country
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as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a program at the community center for training local youths as fighters
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as in defendant
a person who takes part in a dispute
kept the two fighters apart until they had calmed down and could talk sensibly
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Recent Examples of fighter
On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters and the mob that followed them overran Kibbutz Nir Oz.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Saturday’s show at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas is chock-full of fighters who need to win in the worst way.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The war has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Eschewing cultural insensitivity also proved a challenge, as evidenced by Ferrell playing Osama Bin Laden accompanied by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers as Taliban fighters.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Saturday’s show at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas is chock-full of fighters who need to win in the worst way.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The war has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were fighters.
—Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Eschewing cultural insensitivity also proved a challenge, as evidenced by Ferrell playing Osama Bin Laden accompanied by Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers as Taliban fighters.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
Noun
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General Caine’s nickname embodied the kind of hell-raiser warrior straight out of central casting that Mr. Trump was looking for in his top general, officials said.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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The sword, broken in two, might have been used by Vandal warriors and buried in a funeral ritual.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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Like a heavyweight boxer who refuses to fall to the canvas, Real Madrid have been one of the most stubborn teams in Europe under their Italian manager.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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For the show's star Stephen Graham, who plays veteran boxer Sugar Goodson, the answer is a firm no.—
Griff Griffin,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Bonds in the hundreds of millions of dollars are sometimes seen with high profile or wealthy defendants.—
Gina Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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However, two other defendants, Ezequiel David Pereyra, a former hotel employee, and Braian Paiz, a waiter who served Payne at a restaurant, remain in custody.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
21 Feb. 2025
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So, there is a sense that London is dangerous and that all the soldiers have just returned and brought their guns with them.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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Carleton argues that Russell and Tolstoy’s focus on the plight of the individual soldier amid the horror and senselessness of war shaped the public perception of later quagmires, such as World War I and the Vietnam War.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The team also discovered a second new species of gladiator frog.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The moody brute is more than just a gladiator to Macrinus, however.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
1 Dec. 2024
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The motion for a partial stay filed on February 11 asks the court to only provide relief from the order to individual plaintiffs and members of the plaintiff organizations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Initially named as a plaintiff in a PFLAG lawsuit challenging the order, Chapman stepped back after deciding the exposure would be too stressful for the family.—
Emily Witt,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
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What's happening: The Royal Sonesta asked me to be one of four contestants for Greasing of the Poles.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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So at the end of the day, the biggest challenge for us is to figure out whether a contestant is really genuine.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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The prelims will feature three bouts featuring fighters from Australia, so the crowd will be rocking, cheering on the local scrappers.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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That scrapper, his out-of-season t-shirt, the playground and the flashed Playboy...—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighter. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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