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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
The Iranians sent thousands of fighters to Syria, comprised of their own forces along with Iraqi Shiite militias and even Afghan refugees living in Iran.
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Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
The Iranians sent thousands of fighters to Syria, composed of their own forces along with Iraqi Shiite militias and even Afghan refugees living in Iran.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024
While Assad’s main backers, Iran and Russia, are expected to suffer the most from the collapse, the U.S. and its Kurdish allies will now have to work with a coalition of rebels largely backed by Turkey, which considers Kurdish fighters terrorists.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The massacre committed by Hamas and other Palestinian fighters was the deadliest act of anti-Jewish violence since the Holocaust.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
The Iranians sent thousands of fighters to Syria, composed of their own forces along with Iraqi Shiite militias and even Afghan refugees living in Iran.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024
While Assad’s main backers, Iran and Russia, are expected to suffer the most from the collapse, the U.S. and its Kurdish allies will now have to work with a coalition of rebels largely backed by Turkey, which considers Kurdish fighters terrorists.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
The massacre committed by Hamas and other Palestinian fighters was the deadliest act of anti-Jewish violence since the Holocaust.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighter
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Fight to the end over Hegseth, the thinking goes, and other MAGA warriors will slip through the Senate picket line.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Dec. 2024
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The trolls and keyboard warriors should take a good, hard look in the mirror, too, says relationship therapist Philip Lewis.Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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After the Games, boxer and Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif brought a $4.4 million in echo MIV for her attendance of the Bottega Veneta spring 2025 show in Milan.Lily Templeton, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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In November, Jake Paul, the YouTuber and sometime boxer, staged a live boxing match with Mike Tyson, a media spectacle that drew more than a hundred million viewers and tested Netflix’s capacity for live streaming.Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Trump's suits often demand extraordinary figures from the defendants.Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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The last idea is drawn from what some states do when a defendant dies after conviction but before sentencing.Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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The terror group killed thousands, predominantly targeting men and elderly women, while abducting boys to forcibly conscript them as child soldiers.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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In 2015, members of the Islamic State (IS) destroyed parts of the ancient city, and shortly afterwards the area saw fighting between Kurdish and IS soldiers.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Starring Paul Mescal as Lucius, a young prisoner turned gladiator, this sequel goes bigger and wilder than its predecessor, including monkeys, rhinos and even sharks within its grand action sequences.Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, to paraphrase a Mack 10 quote from an Unsung episode on DJ Quik, rap is also a gladiator sport.Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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The plaintiff was William Belichick, and he was being represented by an attorney named Jeffrey Kessler, who by then had already litigated a number of successful antitrust lawsuits on behalf of the NFL Players Association and its members.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Walmart is continuing to dispute responsibility and will also dispute the plaintiff's claim that Allen-Bey's injury led to his death.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The 49-year-old broadcaster, who took over the beloved game show from veteran host Pat Sajak in September, showcased his breakdancing skills while chatting with contestants during a commercial break on Tuesday, December 10.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The 17-time Grammy winner was a Mega Mentor this season and sat in on bass in the Semifinals last week as the contestants tackled his songs in pairs.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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George is a scrapper, used to taking care of himself.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Harris came across as a tough scrapper who could think on her feet and conceivably handle the rigors of the Oval Office.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Fighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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