Words similar to rearguard

Example sentences for: rearguard

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But it grew more evenhanded Monday when it said that HarperCollins was now "fighting a rearguard action to stop a threatened revolt by some of its authors."
These are only accepted into the canon of good usage and literature after a long and vigorous rearguard action.