pitched battle

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Recent Examples of pitched battle The pitched battle weakened the Russian Army enough for two Ukrainian counterattacks in the fall to succeed, wrote the analysts, Rob Lee and Michael Kofman. Andrew E. Kramer Nicole Tung, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023 Until the rise of industrial-scale warfare, state-versus-state conflicts were apt to end after one big, pitched battle. Mark Antonio Wright, National Review, 26 May 2022 The pitched battle over what was supposed to be his quest for a record 10th Australian Open men’s singles championship has highlighted a new dynamic for stars like Djokovic. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2022 The pitched battle over the landscape of American democracy for the next decade is underway in state capitals across the country, as lawmakers begin drawing lines for congressional and state legislative districts based on the 2020 Census. Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for pitched battle
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Noun
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  • Clearly, this is just the start of what will be an all-out attack on workers.
    Jim Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Why Bomber Kills Are Undercounted OSINT analyst Andrew Perpetua who analyzes, tabulates and tries to geolocate every single combat video out of Ukraine , believes that the effect of night bombers is being seriously underestimated.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • At the movie's climax, Macrinus faces the protagonist in single combat.
    Ted Ladd, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it is still undetermined.
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  • Gloria further tried to raise the stakes by saying San Diego would not contract out police, fire and other municipal services to the city of La Jolla, as some incorporation advocates have suggested.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025

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“Pitched battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched%20battle. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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