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shoving match

noun

: two people angrily shoving each other
They got into a shoving match.

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Things got chippy at one point of the matchup, with Clippers player Kris Dunn getting into a verbal altercation and shoving match with Luka and Lakers teammate Jaxson Hayes. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

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“Shoving match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoving%20match. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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