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• “carry on a fight“
• “the tribesmen fought each other“
• “Siblings are always fighting“
• “Militant groups are contending for control of the country“

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• contend maintain or assert; have an argument about something ; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; compete for something; be engaged in a fight
• struggle an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); strenuous effort; make a strenuous or labored effort; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; be engaged in a fight

• “The senator said he would oppose the bill“
• “Don’t fight it!“

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• oppose be against; fight against or resist strongly; contrast with equal weight or force ; set into opposition or rivalry; act against or in opposition to; be resistant to
• fight back defend oneself ; fight against or resist strongly
• fight down fight against or resist strongly
• defend argue or speak in defense of; be on the defensive; protect against a challenge or attack; fight against or resist strongly; protect or fight for as a champion ; be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; state or assert

• “She struggled for years to survive without welfare“
• “He fought for breath“

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• struggle an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); strenuous effort; make a strenuous or labored effort; to exert strenuous effort against opposition; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; be engaged in a fight

• “be an advocate for“
• “The liberal party pushed for reforms“
• “She is crusading for women’s rights“
• “The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate“

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• crusade exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; go on a crusade; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
• press the state of demanding notice or attention; the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines ; a machine used for printing ; a dense crowd of people ; a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use ; any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids ; a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead ; the act of pressing; exert pressure or force to or upon; force or impel in an indicated direction; to be oppressive or burdensome; place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; squeeze or press together; crowd closely; create by pressing; be urgent; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; press from a plastic; make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; press and smooth with a heated iron; lift weights; ask for or request earnestly
• campaign run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; go on a campaign; a race between candidates for elective office; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) ; an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
• push the act of applying force in order to move something away; the force used in pushing; enterprising or ambitious drive; an electrical switch operated by pressing; an effort to advance; move with force; press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; make publicity for; strive and make an effort to reach a goal; press against forcefully without moving; approach a certain age or speed; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs); move strenuously and with effort; make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
• agitate try to stir up public opinion ; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; move very slightly; move or cause to move back and forth; change the arrangement or position of

• “Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga“
• “he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement“

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• battle battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
• conflict be in conflict; go against, as of rules and laws; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; an incompatibility of dates or events; opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); a disagreement or argument about something important
• engagement a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a meeting arranged in advance; a mutual promise to marry ; the act of giving someone a job ; employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; contact by fitting together; the act of sharing in the activities of a group

• “any contest or struggle“
• “a fight broke out at the hockey game“
• “there was fighting in the streets“
• “the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap“

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• fighting engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; the act of fighting
• combat battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; an engagement fought between two military forces ; the act of fighting
• scrap dispose of (something useless or old); have a disagreement over something; make into scrap or refuse; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; worthless material that is to be disposed of ; a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; the act of fighting

• “the team was full of fight“

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• competitiveness an aggressive willingness to compete

• “a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate“

• “the fight was on television last night“