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do battle with

VERB

combat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cope fight oppose repel resist withstand

STRONG

battle buck clash contend contest defy dispute duel engage strive struggle traverse war

WEAK

cross swords with go up against put up a fight shoot it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

support surrender yield

STRONG

agree give in give up make peace

WEAK

compromise retreat run

VERB

engage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

STRONG

assail assault combat encounter launch strike

WEAK

fall on give battle to join battle with take on

Antonyms

STRONG

retreat surrender

WEAK

banish break off break up cancel decline defuse discharge disconnect dismiss eject expel fire give up let go oust refuse reject release shun yield

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Putting together the roster that will take aim at the first national championship in Red Raiders history, McGuire drew almost exclusively from the high-school programs he used to do battle with at Cedar Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Those with great experience on a subject have little to no ability to do battle with the smug, the young and the inexperienced.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

"We will have to do battle with A23a for sure," says Andrew Newman from Argos Froyanes.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

Cautionary tales of personal transformation jockey with euphoric ones; Oscar-winning legends compete for eyeballs with first-time visionaries; and gladiators do battle with other gladiators.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

“Come out and do battle with me, the keeper of this forest.”

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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