fight on
phrasal verb
fought on; fighting on; fights on
: to continue fighting
He vowed that he would fight on alone.
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Though John Ford claimed to have based the fight on Earp’s account, an account Ford heard from Wyatt Earp himself, My Darling Clementine fudges a lot of the details in the interest of good storytelling.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Trump keeps doing it because there is so very much to distract from; picking fights on Truth Social is a lot easier than winning wars or trade negotiations.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 17 July 2025
Take advantage of the Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor fight on Friday night by signing up for a new sportsbook account with the BetMGM bonus code NW150.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Trump’s supporters may find Senator Britt credible, and her doubts may help those supporters change their mind and convince her to fight on behalf of her constituents to save one of her state’s economic powerhouses.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Trump keeps doing it because there is so very much to distract from; picking fights on Truth Social is a lot easier than winning wars or trade negotiations.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 17 July 2025
Take advantage of the Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor fight on Friday night by signing up for a new sportsbook account with the BetMGM bonus code NW150.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Trump’s supporters may find Senator Britt credible, and her doubts may help those supporters change their mind and convince her to fight on behalf of her constituents to save one of her state’s economic powerhouses.
—Matt Motta, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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“Fight on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight%20on. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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