stridden

verb

past participle of stride
as in marched
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller

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  1. marched
  2. filed
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  • After Little’s kick, the Texans quickly marched into Jacksonville territory.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Hundreds of thousands of people marched through various cities and protested peacefully but others set fire to the city hall in Limoges, gutting the 19th-century building.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of marched
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  • Ronen Bar, former head of the agency commonly known as Shin Bet, demanded $965,000 in the suit filed Wednesday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Kalshi has filed rehearing petitions asking the Sixth and Ninth Circuits to review their latest rulings, citing the forthcoming CFTC rules.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of filed
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“Stridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stridden. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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