Fight
Go to war
Go to war verb - Commence hostilities.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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In an episode of Dexter's Laboratory, Dexter and his father "go to war" with Deedee and their mother, because Mom was the only one who ever beat Dad in a snowball fight.
Source: Snowball Fight - So despite XCOM having tech that isn't specifically based off of Prothean Tech and having energy weapons, the fight is extremely close when the two sides go to war.
Source: Fanfic / Vigil - Forever War: AI player often go to war very quickly and then fight for centuries, without either side really winning.
Source: Video Game / Free Civ
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Go to war and Fight. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fight/go_to_war
Fight & Go to war. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fight/go_to_war>.
Go to war or Fight. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fight/go_to_war.