slugfest
noun
slug·fest
ˈsləg-ˌfest 
: a fight marked by the exchange of heavy blows
also
: a heated dispute
a vocal slugfest
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Their last contest was a slugfest – literally – as the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves got into a brawl that resulted in multiple ejections.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
It was suggested that KU may have been a fatigued team Thursday after downing UCF in an overtime slugfest Wednesday night.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
If the Jets were to make good on that status, making it out of the first round, their reward would be whoever survives the Dallas-Colorado slugfest.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
So, expect this game to be a defensive slugfest, given how good both teams are on defense.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
It was suggested that KU may have been a fatigued team Thursday after downing UCF in an overtime slugfest Wednesday night.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
If the Jets were to make good on that status, making it out of the first round, their reward would be whoever survives the Dallas-Colorado slugfest.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
So, expect this game to be a defensive slugfest, given how good both teams are on defense.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Slugfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slugfest. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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