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Recent Examples of firefight
The suspect, identified as 57-year-old Vance Boelter, fled on foot after engaging in a firefight with officers outside Hortman's home, officials said.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 June 2025
Fire trucks aren’t the only costs — departments must also buy equipment to aid their firefights and to render medical aid.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Aiming and shooting is solid, with snappy gunplay and reasonable levels of recoil keeping firefights enthralling.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
The fire was burning in steep terrain, said Cal Fire Capt. Robert Johnson, whose agency assisted in the firefight.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 June 2025
Fire trucks aren’t the only costs — departments must also buy equipment to aid their firefights and to render medical aid.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Aiming and shooting is solid, with snappy gunplay and reasonable levels of recoil keeping firefights enthralling.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
The fire was burning in steep terrain, said Cal Fire Capt. Robert Johnson, whose agency assisted in the firefight.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for firefight
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Based on employee interviews, investigators also found conflicting accounts of fire preparedness within the plant, which has already experienced some fires.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
27 July 2025
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Colbert's isn't the only talk show that has come under fire from the political sphere.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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The restaurant was a favorite hangout of the Gilbert Goons and the site of seven parking lot attacks, according to beating videos, interviews and police records.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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Waves of Iranian missile and drone attacks on Israel have tested the mettle of that country's Iron Dome.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 July 2025
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An army chaplain had sent the photo to Oma after her husband had been killed in combat.—
Alex Poppe
July 25,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
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More than 380 aviators died in training to fly the aircraft, and even more died flying it in combat.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Coming weeks after Lexington and Concord, the battle marked the British effort to control the hills surrounding Boston’s harbor.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
19 July 2025
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There was a long legal battle, that went on for years.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
19 July 2025
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“Firefight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/firefight. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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