battles 1 of 2

plural of battle
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as in actions
active fighting during the course of a war soldiers who desperately wanted to forget the horrors that they had witnessed in battle

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battles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of battle
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as in competes
to engage in a contest the two teams, which have long been archrivals, will battle on the court for the state championship

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as in faces
to enter into contest or conflict with the two top-seeded tennis players battled each other for almost three hours

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Noun
  • For some government employees, levels of access to this information is determined by their job functions via a formal security clearance process and vetting actions.
    Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The censure has prevented her from carrying out other legislative actions to serve her constituents.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Following a division in season guarantees drama and the playoffs, and the AFC North — with the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns — showcases bitter rivalries that make for good TV.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Of course, some people thrive on rivalries with others—think Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, or Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Neither competes with TurboTax in terms of guidance or user experience, though FreeTaxUSA gets closer.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The team also competes in the F1 Sim Racing Championship as McLaren Shadow, having won the 2022 Constructors’ and Drivers’ Championships.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Alexander Isak is expected to be fit to start for Newcastle United against Manchester United on Sunday, but Anthony Gordon faces a late fitness test.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The Emirati faces re-election at the end of the year.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Later, Hudak filed a motion to stay the judge’s order until there is an outcome of the appeal, something that the AP opposes.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The president’s billionaire cost-cutting adviser Elon Musk, who opposes tariffs, is taking aim at the president’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, to express his disgust with the burgeoning trade war.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the president’s efforts, local issues appear to be at the top of Greenlanders’ minds.
    Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
  • At the time, the mayor’s brother, Carlos Lago, was registered to lobby in the city of Miami for a company that owned a Little Gables trailer park that had been a sticking point in past efforts to annex the enclave.
    Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • There were a couple of confrontations when the game got heated in the fourth quarter, but the Kings wouldn’t back down.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Israel says most of these are militants, but youths throwing stones and people not involved in confrontations have also been killed.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The complaint contends that Schultz and So violated securities laws, and even indicated their efforts to skirt those laws on the Spaces call.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon contends that the workers are not employees.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Battles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battles. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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