fight on
phrasal verb
fought on; fighting on; fights on
: to continue fighting
He vowed that he would fight on alone.
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Lerner told The Times she and her team plan on continuing to fight on behalf of Billy and Tina.
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Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Many of its citizens continued to fight on through the Free French Forces and the French Resistance.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The long conflict over slavery—tens of thousands of white Marylanders fought on both sides of the Civil War—made many of Baltimore’s white residents fear and distrust the police.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 May 2025
For four months, congressional Republicans have been delaying the major fights on the parts of Trump’s agenda that will demand their assent.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
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Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Many of its citizens continued to fight on through the Free French Forces and the French Resistance.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The long conflict over slavery—tens of thousands of white Marylanders fought on both sides of the Civil War—made many of Baltimore’s white residents fear and distrust the police.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 May 2025
For four months, congressional Republicans have been delaying the major fights on the parts of Trump’s agenda that will demand their assent.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 2 May 2025
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“Fight on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20on. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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