Words similar to battled

Example sentences for: battled

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The old illegal numbers racket was vigorously battled by vice squads across the land until the states got into the business.
The government in this diamond-rich country has battled insurgents since 1991, with mining conglomerates, mercenaries, and other outside interests supplying arms, money, and expertise to both sides.
When the government failed to fulfill promises to compensate investors, rioters pillaged the capital, Tirana, and battled government-organized militias.
Last year Wolfe battled kidney failure and won.
The entire economy received a massive jump-start with the outbreak of the Korean War, with Japan ironically becoming the chief local supplier for an army it had battled so furiously just a few years earlier.