Combat
Combat noun - Active fighting during the course of a war.
Withstanding and combat are semantically related In some cases you can use "Withstanding" instead a noun "Combat".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Similarly to the Foster version above, Tanya Huff's Confederation of Valor novels have humans as one of the few species in the galaxy with the mindset capable of withstanding the rigors of combat.
Source: Humans Are Special -
Winter Assault features one infamous cutscene amongst tabletop game players of a Chaplain, a minor Space Marine leader, beating a newly-spawned Bloodthirster, a monster capable of withstanding minutes of your best guns, in single combat, and quickly to boot.
Source: Cutscene Power to the Max
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Withstanding and Combat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/withstanding
Combat & Withstanding. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/withstanding>.
Withstanding or Combat. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/combat/withstanding.
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