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as in soldiers
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 boxers
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 defendants
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 fighters
Some of the young fighters and their coach spoke with CBS News Chicago about the impact the program has inside and outside the ring.
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Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Though Hezbollah has largely been more effective this year than in the 2024 conflict, the recent fighting in Lebanon was just as imbalanced as two years ago, with thousands of Hezbollah fighters being killed at the cost of a few dozen Israeli military troops.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
White can believe Hokit said something stupid and still believe fighters should be allowed to speak for themselves.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The fighters who found themselves in better positions were celebratory.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Tankers help fighters and bombers fly farther.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
More than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon since Israel began its military campaign targeting Hezbollah fighters in March.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Two fighters made their entrance from the Oval Office.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
His ouster triggered years of violence between Seleka fighters and predominantly Christian Anti-balaka militias, leaving thousands of civilians dead.
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ABC News,
16 June 2026
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Though Hezbollah has largely been more effective this year than in the 2024 conflict, the recent fighting in Lebanon was just as imbalanced as two years ago, with thousands of Hezbollah fighters being killed at the cost of a few dozen Israeli military troops.
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Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2026
White can believe Hokit said something stupid and still believe fighters should be allowed to speak for themselves.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The fighters who found themselves in better positions were celebratory.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Tankers help fighters and bombers fly farther.
—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
More than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon since Israel began its military campaign targeting Hezbollah fighters in March.
—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Two fighters made their entrance from the Oval Office.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
His ouster triggered years of violence between Seleka fighters and predominantly Christian Anti-balaka militias, leaving thousands of civilians dead.
—
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fighters
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The remains of two Army soldiers who went missing while off duty from military exercises in Morocco were recovered in May, according to the Army.
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The soldiers went missing on May 2 near the Cap Draa Training Area near the city of Tan Tan in southwestern Morocco, USA TODAY previously reported.
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Enter the brothers Moon, a troubled pair of Korean immigrant boxers who’ve carved out a life for themselves in the City of Angels, far away from the Beverly Hills mansions and Hollywood royalty of last season.
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The new documentary follows Louis through his upbringing in Alabama and Detroit, rise through the ranks of American boxing in the 1930s and bouts with Schmeling, a German heavyweight who was considered one of the world's best boxers at the time.
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The complaint also identifies several defendants as having ties to the Christian Zheng Sheng Association, a Hong Kong charity whose founder, Jacob Lam Hay-sing, is wanted by Hong Kong police in an unrelated criminal investigation.
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The men, all in their late teens, were allegedly beaten and pistol-whipped by two of the co-defendants, while a third streamed the assault to Arnold and other suspects who were traveling to the apartment, police said.
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And perhaps the most famous statues in that distinctive style that Latchford stole from Koh Ker were nine stone warriors once arranged together in a battle scene.
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Uzbek fans have reveled in the chance to showcase their country and culture, staying behind long after the matches ended to pose for photos as steppe warriors, give away the country's ubiquitous embroidered duppy skullcaps, or just joyously dance to drums.
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Protected by the masks, the gladiators assume a secret identity and become national symbols.
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Roman emperors used gladiators to do just that.
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In April, after another trial, a jury in Chicago ordered Abbott to pay four plaintiffs a total of $70 million.
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The upshot is that plaintiffs can’t sue the biotech company for not putting a cancer warning on the label of Roundup, the popular weed killer.
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The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.
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Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.
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Habitual debaters often blur these distinctions.
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High school debaters are much more polite and reasonable, even compared to presidential candidates, the group’s president, Walt Breitinger, observed.
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“Fighters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fighters. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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