pitched battle

noun

Definition of pitched battlenext
as in attack

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Recent Examples of pitched battle The history of Hollywood is, if nothing else, a 100 Years’ War between corporate interests and creative instincts, and that pitched battle, for all its lamentable casualties, has produced the most influential cultural economy on Earth. — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for pitched battle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitched battle
  1. attack
  2. single combat
  3. fire
Noun
  • On three separate occasions in the past week, Ukraine didn’t receive early warnings about missile attacks.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • OpenCode had been running its defense with an OpenAI model, which started to refuse its requests in the middle of the attack.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of attack
Noun
  • The ship also carried out underwater self-defense exercises and other drills requiring different departments to coordinate as a single combat unit.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Din defeats Moff Gideon in single combat, earning possession of the Darksaber.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Definition of single combat
Noun
  • Ukraine's General Staff that day said its forces hit an electronics plant in Oryol that makes components for the cruise and ballistic missiles Russia fires at Ukrainian cities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • But the drought that set the stage for the fires has dried up Baltzor's hay meadows, too.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of fire

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“Pitched battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitched%20battle. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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