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Congressional Republicans, who just days ago were displaying bitter discord and nearly coming to fisticuffs on the House floor, are now launching new investigations and inquiries.
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Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2023
Airline passengers, international tourists and even airplane pilots got more than a bit lively this year too, with fisticuffs, high jinks and underclad exhibitionism breaking out all over the place.
—CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
The argument eventually ends with fisticuffs because Cooper doesn’t seem sure how to exit out of the premise any other way.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
Owens, 48, told NBC News Monday afternoon that the TMZ footage accurately depicted the fisticuffs, but didn't capture what led up to the fight.
—Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2022
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Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan. 2023
Airline passengers, international tourists and even airplane pilots got more than a bit lively this year too, with fisticuffs, high jinks and underclad exhibitionism breaking out all over the place.
—CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
The argument eventually ends with fisticuffs because Cooper doesn’t seem sure how to exit out of the premise any other way.
—Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
Owens, 48, told NBC News Monday afternoon that the TMZ footage accurately depicted the fisticuffs, but didn't capture what led up to the fight.
—Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2022
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“Fisticuffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fisticuffs. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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fisticuffs
plural noun
fist·i·cuffs
ˈfis-ti-ˌkəfs 
: a fight with fists
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