fight
verb (used without object)
to engage in battle or in single combat; attempt to defend oneself against or to subdue, defeat, or destroy an adversary.
refight
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a word derived from
fight.
Example Sentences
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His address held onto its headline until the last few sentences: he will resign as an MP and then refight the seat of Clacton in Essex that has held for the last two years.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
But reexamining the misfires and girding up to refight the last war risks getting subsumed when the debate evolves.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
There are no wars to refight these days, but that’s not to say Uncle Sam doesn’t still harbour an inferiority complex or two.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 18, 2018
As the depression slowly lifted, party professionals did not look forward to defending the former president’s economic record and few longed to refight old battles that now seemed settled.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Lawmakers, according to the Treasury Department, will not have to refight their epic battle over the debt ceiling until after the November elections.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2012
