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fight back

verb

  1. intr to resist an attack
  2. intr to counterattack
  3. tr to struggle to repress

    she tried to fight back her tears

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an act or campaign of resistance
  2. a counterattack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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It's fighting back against the Trump administration, doing everything that he can to see that we are putting up a fight.

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Alternatively, Americans can choose to fight back against the assault on our democracy.

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No, as much of a bummer as it may be to face it, the only reasonable option left is to fight back.

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