Fighting and Skirmish

Fighting

Fighting noun - The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.

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Skirmish and fighting are semantically related in fight topic. In some cases you can use "Skirmish" instead the word "Fighting" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: fight, fighter

Skirmish noun - A minor short-term fight.

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Fighting and skirmish are semantically related in fight topic. Sometimes you can use "Fighting" instead a noun "Skirmish".

direct	direct fighting	direct skirmish
complete	complete fighting	complete skirmish
brutal	brutal fighting	brutal skirmish
little	little fighting	little skirmish
Other adjectives: fun, early, bloody.

Gorkamorka: A skirmish-level game similar to Necromunda but featuring Ork gangs fighting for fortune and power, to dominate the other tribes and lead the Waaagh!

Source: Tabletop Game / Warhammer 40,000
Inverted in the last skirmish in the epilogue; only the leader of the mob of suitors' parents (appropriately, Antinous' father) dies before Athena stops the fighting.

Source: Literature / The Odyssey
As recently as Chapter 500, the newest member of YOMI Berserker expresses acknowledgment of Kenichi's fighting prowess even as they begin their skirmish at the amusement park where Kenichi and his friends had gone to relax (meanwhile, the other YOMI members are fighting Kenichi's friends).

Source: Villain Respect

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