Battle
Battle verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.
Usage example: the two top-seeded tennis players battled each other for almost three hours
Elude
Elude verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
Common collocations
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Elude and Battle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/elude
Battle & Elude. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/elude>.
Elude or Battle. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/elude.
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