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battledverbpast tense of battle to engage in a contestthe two teams, which have long been archrivals, will battle on the court for the state championship competed, contended, faced off, fought, raced, rivaled(or rivalled), vied challenged, engaged, playedjockeyed, jostled, maneuveredtried out, went outtrained, worked(or wrought) to enter into contest or conflict withthe two top-seeded tennis players battled each other for almost three hours encountered, engaged, faced, met, took on emulated, rivaled(or rivalled)contended, fought, opposed eluded, escaped, evadedretreated to oppose (someone) in physical conflictthe two armies battled each other for control of the bridge clashed (with), combated(or combatted), fought, scrimmaged (with), skirmished (with), warred (against) dueled(or duelled), joustedbanged, bashed, batted, battered, beat, belted, bludgeoned, bopped, buffeted, clobbered, hammered, hit, knocked, pasted, pounded, punched, slammed, slapped, slogged, slugged, smacked, smote, socked, struck, swatted, swiped, thumped, thwacked, walloped, whacked, whaledboxed, sparredbrawledgrappled, scuffled, tussled, wrestledbumped, collided gave up, submitted, surrendered to strive to reduce or eliminatewe must battle hunger and poverty wherever they exist combated(or combatted), contended (with), countered, fought, opposed, oppugned baffled, checkmated, foiled, frustrated, resisted, thwarted, withstoodconfronted, defied, faced, met advanced, cultivated, encouraged, forwarded, fostered, furthered, nourished, nurtured, promoted abided(also abode), bore, endured, sufferedadvocated, backed, championed, endorsed(also indorsed), supported, upheld |