Words similar to combat

Example sentences for: combat

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To sustain the myth that only unsupported mujahideen guerrillas were involved, "Pakistani officers and soldiers killed in combat have been disowned by their generals, their services unacknowledged; even a decent burial has been denied them," the paper said.
On May 9, the attorney general testified at a congressional hearing concerning federal efforts to combat terrorism.
More than 40 federal agencies, offices, and bureaus spend over $10 billion a year to combat terrorism.
Despite tremendous progress in developing anti-retroviral drugs to combat HIV, there remains a need for an effective HIV vaccine.
And an article accuses the Navy of abusing its female combat pilots: Their fellow pilots and commanding officers gave them the silent treatment instead of helping them.