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Common collocations with fighting in American Collocation

fighting noun uncountable

US /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/

fierce

bitter
desperate
fierce
hard
heavy
intense
serious
severe

Heavy fighting is continuing in the town.

happening occasionally or in some places

intermittent
sporadic

They wrecked the concert hall and sporadic fighting then broke out around the village.

between individual soldiers etc

hand-to-hand

Hand-to-hand fighting went on in every street.

starting again

renewed

Renewed fighting broke out at the very moment when peace seemed to be in sight.

stop fighting

end
halt
stop

Tthe Treaty of Amiens (1802–03) temporarily ended the fighting between England and France.

avoid fighting

avoid
escape
flee

There are now 200,000 refugees who have fled the fighting and are without food, water or shelter.