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embattle

verb as in prepare for battle

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SANTA ANA, California—In March 2019, after Michael Avenatti’s millions in debt had already made headlines, the embattled celebrity lawyer paid a visit to Geoffrey Johnson, a client he hadn’t seen in a while.

With Belarus isolated by West, Putin embraces embattled Lukashenko For Belarus’s Lukashenko, Russia has been a lifeline for decades.

His organization, Khalsa Aid, led humanitarian support to the embattled Yezidi in 2015, to Rohingya refugees in 2017, and to tsunami-stricken Indonesia in 2018.

From Time

On Monday, embattled Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made the decision to upend his cabinet, replacing six ministers.

From Time

Malaysia’s king declared a nationwide state of emergency for the first time in more than half a century, suspending parliament in a move that allows embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to avoid facing an election until the pandemic is over.

From Fortune

Against her Napoleon now prepared to embattle the might of his vast Empire.

And Douglas found the forces that were to embattle him drawing up in line.

The officers had been unable to make them embattle the walls.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to embattle, such as: arm, array, equip, fortify, furnish, and militarize.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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