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slug·fest | \ ˈsləg-ˌfest 
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\Definition of slugfest
: a fight marked by the exchange of heavy blows also : a heated dispute a vocal slugfest
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Recent Examples on the Web This year's Super Bowl probably won't be another low-scoring defensive slugfest.
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Matthew Walther, TheWeek, "The most enjoyable Super Bowl matchup in years," 2 Feb. 2020 Last meeting: at Castle View 23, Arapahoe 13, on Sept. 6, 2019
Another Week 2 rematch could very well turn into a defensive slugfest.
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, "9 Colorado prep football games to watch in Week 11," 6 Nov. 2019 Trump's trade war is essentially a showman's wrestling match — a slugfest devoid of policy substance, far too shallow to have any concrete chance of rebalancing the money flows and scales of power.
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Jeff Spross, TheWeek, "Of course Davos loves Trump," 22 Jan. 2020 Catholic Central had blown out Brother Rice 4-0 and a slugfest followed.
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Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, "Code of silence reigns amid scandals, misbehavior at all-boys Catholic schools," 2 Jan. 2020 This feels like the unusual Pac-12 defensive slugfest.
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The Si Staff, SI.com, "College Football Week 5 Picks: Who Will Survive Conference Tests?," 26 Sep. 2019 The Seattle Seahawks' 17 to 9 slugfest win over the Philadelphia Eagles led the weekend, bringing in about 35 million viewers on Sunday evening.
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Frank Pallotta, CNN, "NFL's Wild Card weekend brings in biggest viewership in 4 years," 6 Jan. 2020 After CovCath’s touchdown, the game became a defensive slugfest and a battle of field position.
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James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Covington Catholic Colonels win 2nd KHSAA 5A state title in three years," 8 Dec. 2019 That 2011 regular season game saw the Tide go 2-for-6 on field goals in a defensive slugfest.
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Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, "Where Nick Saban’s seen improvement in Alabama’s kicker," 7 Nov. 2019
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The first known use of slugfest was in 1916
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