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"He fought like a tiger.",
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"They vowed to fight the invaders of their homeland.",
"The U.S. fought Germany in World Wars I and II.",
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"Noun",
"A fight broke out in the bar.",
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"He got into another fight with his wife about money.",
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"The matter might have ended there, but John kept trying to convince Edward to fight him in single combat for the throne. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
"Pedraza added that new buildings for the high school and the elementary school could be an opportunity to help combat pollution in a community that is already trying to fight it. \u2014 Adriana P\u00e9rez, Chicago Tribune , 21 June 2022",
"Briney and Casalegno will almost certainly be back as the brothers who continue to fight for Belly's affections across the three book series by Han. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 19 June 2022",
"The great inflation of the 1970s, in contrast, persisted for more than a decade, with many false dawns, because politicians at every step preferred to accommodate inflation rather than fight it. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 14 June 2022",
"Amazon has yet to sit down at the bargaining table with the union, prompting Sen. Sanders and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday to urge Amazon's CEO to recognize the union rather than fight it. \u2014 Catherine Thorbecke And Sara Ashley O'brien, CNN , 13 June 2022",
"This time, Zelensky\u2019s video serves as a reminder that Russia\u2019s early objectives have failed and that, even with Russia occupying as much as a third of the country, Ukrainians will continue to fight . \u2014 Victoria Bisset, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"YouTube will continue to fight misinformation for the foreseeable future, the video platform\u2019s CEO Susan Wojcicki said during an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 May 2022",
"Russia currently has blockaded the ports of Odesa and Mariupol and the two countries continue to fight over it. \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 22 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Yet even Donna Mazyck \u2014 head of the National School Nurses Association and a leader in the fight to curb teen vaping \u2014 said rampant restroom shutdowns are not the answer. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"President Xi Jinping has aligned his nation with Russia in the fight over Ukraine while at the same time making increasingly belligerent moves toward Taiwan, the island that claims independence but that China considers its own. \u2014 Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2022",
"O'Connor's organization has worked since the early days of the Trump presidency to get more progressives involved in the fight for fair courts. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Glamour , 24 June 2022",
"His name was often invoked in the fight for stronger federal hate crime legislation, and represented a turning point in the Asian American movement. \u2014 Harmeet Kaur, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"The Ukrainian military high command said that Moscow was continuing to add men and armor in the fight to capture Lysychansk and finish off the Ukrainian resistance in nearby Sievierodonetsk. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The maintenance crews, ticket takers and conductors \u2014 represented by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union \u2014 reached an impasse with their bosses at Network Rail in a fight over pay, pensions, job security and working conditions. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
"Police did not say if the victims were participants in the fight . \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 21 June 2022",
"Get active in this fight to cancel ALL student loans. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 21 June 2022"
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"They were greeted with a few boos, then the Notre Dame fight song and cheering for incoming Irish players. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 18 Mar. 2022",
"This is the spot where 5,000 students will be located, and where the players will gather to sing the fight song . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
"Afterward the Hoosiers celebrated by jogging into the student section as the band played the school fight song and then lifted coach Teri Moren after the alma mater played. \u2014 Michael Marot, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022",
"Older fans, clad in blue and gold, belted the school fight song . \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Wright said the Commanders will work with fans on the fight song and creating a new mascot. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
"The Cats haven\u2019t sung the fight song in their locker room after a game since Oct. 5, 2019. \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 7 Nov. 2021",
"In the spot, Mayfield is a semi slob and has an annoying habit of singing the Oklahoma fight song in his sleep. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 16 Oct. 2021",
"Smith\u2019s players slapped backs and sang the school fight song together. \u2014 John Canzano, oregonlive , 26 Sep. 2021"
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"Air Force planes were a mix of fighter jets, early warning and control aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft, anti-submarine aircraft, electronic intelligence aircraft, and aerial refueling aircraft. \u2014 Brad Lendon And Wayne Chang, CNN , 22 June 2022",
"Taiwan spends billions on fighter jets and submarines, yet its conscripts barely get enough ammunition for training. \u2014 New York Times , 13 June 2022",
"The country fields the largest artillery arsenal in Europe and recently ordered 64 F-35 fighter jets. \u2014 Adam O\u2019neal, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
"More than 70 Chinese military aircraft have encroached on Taiwan\u2019s air defense zone this month, including fighter jets and bombers. \u2014 Matthew Lee, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
"That means that even countries that want to keep buying Russian tanks and fighter jets will have to wait in line or turn elsewhere to fulfill their defense needs. \u2014 Terrence Guay, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
"Were the actors really trained to fly fighter jets",
"In Taiwan, a growing majority of the population sees a rival in China, which probes Taiwan\u2019s Air Defense Identification Zone with dozens of fighter jets on a daily basis, and challenges Taiwan\u2019s sovereignty on the world stage. \u2014 Michael Saul Garber, Fox News , 4 June 2022",
"It is used against artillery, fighter jets, cruise missiles, drones and more. \u2014 Oleksandr Stashevskyi And Frank Bajak, Anchorage Daily News , 3 June 2022"
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"The $3 million legal bill that Mr. Wyatt cited appears to be a figment of his imagination. \u2014 Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Twenty-seven of the 30 MLB teams have won their division at some point from 1996-2019 and 2021 because 2020 was simply a figment of our collective imaginations. \u2014 James Yasko, Chron , 16 June 2022",
"Unfortunately, this is not a figment of Jules' imagination: Dollface has been canceled at Hulu after two seasons. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 10 May 2022",
"Big John has now suggested that this is more than just a figment of the popular imagination. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 7 Apr. 2022",
"In England\u2019s Regency era, hot tubs did not exist and phones, let alone cellphones, were a figment of the imagination. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Mar. 2022",
"But was the perception real or just a pleasurable figment conjured up by the gray goo",
"But for us as children, Bajan Cherries were a figment of delicious seasonal fun... and early morning routines... \u2014 Daphne Ewing-chow, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
"The world\u2019s millions of advice-hungry investors aren\u2019t just a figment of the imagination. \u2014 Michael Spellacy, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Middle English, \"fable, deceitful practice,\" borrowed from Latin figmentum \"thing formed, image, invention,\" from fig-, variant stem of fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of, pretend to be\" + -mentum -ment \u2014 more at feign":""
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"\u201ca candidate running for office\u201d is just a figural expression",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My Body, showcasing three decades of Grossman\u2019s figural practice, extends to a show of the same name on view at the Chelsea gallery. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"Several of the figural depictions show a type of pattern or sash on the torso. \u2014 CNN , 4 May 2022",
"But, almost always, community groups want a figural monument to commemorate someone who is more important to that community. \u2014 Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker , 3 Mar. 2022",
"The artist provided The Dance and La Musique, massive things though figural and not immersive and not an homage to nature. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 26 Feb. 2022",
"Especially a table lamp, which does double duty as a figural object in conversation with other elements of a room and, of course, as a source of light and warmth. \u2014 Ming Thompson, Curbed , 14 July 2021",
"Pollock is praised for pouring and dripping, as though inviting randomness, but one senses the significant amount of figural underpainting that exists beneath the surface. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 5 Apr. 2021",
"Zach Snyder\u2019s Justice League tried the baroque approach, externalizing heroic virtue in complicated figural relationships, a Burial of Count Orgaz with different capes. \u2014 Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes , 21 Mar. 2021",
"Some hilyas were strictly without any figural representation, while others contained a drawing of the Kaaba, the holy shrine in Mecca, or a rose that symbolized the beauty of the prophet. \u2014 Suleyman Dost, The Conversation , 24 Nov. 2020"
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"The phrase \u201cknow your ropes\u201d means literally \u201cto know a lot about ropes,\u201d while its figurative meaning is \u201cto know a lot about how to do something.\u201d",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Works from the museum\u2019s collection that test the boundaries between 1950s-60s abstract expressionism and figurative painting are on view through Aug. 22. \u2014 Matt Cooperlistings Coordinator, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
"Abstraction has nothing to do with whether something\u2019s figurative or not. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Mar. 2022",
"De Lempicka was also a rare female perspective in figurative painting, and Ibrahim appreciates the clarity of her gaze. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Works from the museum\u2019s collection that test the boundaries between 1950s-60s abstract expressionism and figurative painting are on view May 13 through Aug. 22. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
"The spark from those early colorful figurative paintings had been lost. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Interdisciplinary artist Jamilla Okubo is celebrated for her striking figurative paintings that explore the nuances of her identity as an American, Kenyan, and Trinidadian woman. \u2014 Essence , 22 Oct. 2021",
"His figurative paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and videos appeared in gallery and museum shows here and abroad, and selling them was never a problem. \u2014 The New Yorker , 2 Aug. 2021",
"The literal and figurative growing pains of inexperienced operators are similarly to blame for other common complaints by consumers, the executives acknowledged. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"\u2014 Calvin Tomkins"
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"\u2014 Ron Kujawski",
"Poor small-town America. During the last gasps of this fevered election, pollsters, zealous campaign foot soldiers and reporters are kicking down its doors, figuratively speaking \u2026",
"\u2014 Doug Colligan"
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"If instead the yield on the 10-year Treasury security this year averages its current 3.25 percent figure , taxpayers would pay an additional $32 billion in interest, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
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"The three-time world champion figure skater is releasing a memoir, to be followed by a children's book, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Then there\u2019s Nia Akins (1:58.82) and Sage Hurta (1:59.59), rising young pros who figure into the dogfight for second and third place. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 22 June 2022",
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"Hopefully the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Hopefully, the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
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"The Seawolves ski team reached its fundraising figure of $628,000 in fewer than five months and was reinstated in mid-January 2021. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
"If instead the yield on the 10-year Treasury security this year averages its current 3.25 percent figure , taxpayers would pay an additional $32 billion in interest, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. \u2014 David J. Lynch, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
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"The three-time world champion figure skater is releasing a memoir, to be followed by a children's book, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal. \u2014 Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com , 9 June 2022",
"Needless to say, her figure is less than desirable. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
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"Every year, one organization tries to figure it out. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"Then there\u2019s Nia Akins (1:58.82) and Sage Hurta (1:59.59), rising young pros who figure into the dogfight for second and third place. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 22 June 2022",
"Espinoza has said police took five days to tell her an officer shot Andre, leaving her to figure it out herself using news articles about the incident. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"Hopefully the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Hopefully, the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"If there\u2019s a little partnering stumble, everyone goes over to help figure it out. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 10 June 2022"
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"Then there\u2019s Nia Akins (1:58.82) and Sage Hurta (1:59.59), rising young pros who figure into the dogfight for second and third place. \u2014 Brian Metzler, Outside Online , 22 June 2022",
"Espinoza has said police took five days to tell her an officer shot Andre, leaving her to figure it out herself using news articles about the incident. \u2014 Safia Samee Ali, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"Hopefully the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Hopefully, the people that get paid to make those decisions figure that out. \u2014 Dave Clark, The Enquirer , 14 June 2022",
"If there\u2019s a little partnering stumble, everyone goes over to help figure it out. \u2014 Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post , 10 June 2022"
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"Secondary sanctions will give Ukraine a fighting chance to win this war, and defeating Mr. Putin now will prevent the next one. \u2014 Pat Toomey, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2022",
"The offensive line is not a sure thing, but the addition of rookies Christian Darrisaw at left tackle and Wyatt Davis at right guard give this team a fighting chance to win the battle a majority of the time. \u2014 Steve Silverman, Forbes , 27 June 2021",
"Sunshine has more of a fighting chance than Saturday\u2019s rays. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Preventing tech giants from leveraging non-public data to give their own products an advantage is crucial to giving small alternative platforms a fighting chance . \u2014 Evan Greer For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Yet in the 1980s most of the region returned to democracy, giving the struggle for liberty a fighting chance . \u2014 Mary Anastasia O\u2019grady, WSJ , 26 Dec. 2021"
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"In track and field, and figure skating , officials require transgender females to maintain a testosterone level below five nanomoles per liter for 12 months prior to competition. \u2014 David Wharton, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Youth teams, recreational teams, figure skating and open skating also filled the ice time. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
"These skaters highlighted the artistry and athleticism of U.S. figure skating . \u2014 Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"The height of a quad can be as much as 5 percent to 8 percent higher than a triple jump, said Deborah King, a biomechanist at Ithaca College who studies figure skating . \u2014 New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
"Wu added that perhaps Chen\u2019s extraordinary, almost herculean abilities could have potentially mitigated Americans\u2019 reluctance to accept someone of Asian descent as the face of U.S. figure skating . \u2014 NBC News , 11 Feb. 2022",
"Still no ruling on Russia's controversial figure skating medal. \u2014 Parker Gabriel, USA TODAY , 4 May 2022",
"Age is a particularly salient issue in figure skating , where younger athletes are also the ones usually pushing the sport's technical boundaries, performing quadruple jumps more easily than their older peers. \u2014 Tom Schad, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
"Oppegard and his former pairs partner Jill Watson hold the distinction of being the last Americans to win an Olympic medal in pairs figure skating with their bronze at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games. \u2014 Christine Brennan, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022"
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