Battle and Rival

Battle

Battle verb - To engage in a contest.

Usage example: the two teams, which have long been archrivals, will battle on the court for the state championship

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Rival and battle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rival" instead a verb "Battle".

Rival verb - To engage in a contest.

Usage example: two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives

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Battle and rival are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Battle" instead a verb "Rival".

Nearby Words: rivalry, rivaled, rivaling, rivalled

original	original battle	original rival
initial	initial battle	initial rival
true	true battle	true rival
actual	actual battle	actual rival
Other adjectives: real, big, great, fierce, main, famous, ultimate, new, major, heated, final, eternal, legendary, last, said.

character	battle character	rival character
god	battle god	rival god
villain	battle villain	rival villain
red	battle red	rival red
Other words: wizard, superman, forces, powers, enemies.

Unova didn't have contest, but with the amount of additional battle competitions they had, everyone got a rival.

Source: The Rival / Anime and Manga
Last Stand: Depending on which faction or character you play as, the games until 7 usually have variations of this where the final battle is one of the rival kingdoms putting up a last resistance.

Source: Video Game / Dynasty Warriors
So in the massive, climactic battle, an unknown rival resurrected three more unknown rivals.

Source: Unknown Rival

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