as in dispute
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the sisters had a battle royal over whose turn it was to use the family car
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Recent Examples of battle royal
The 2026 women’s WWE Royal Rumble is wide open, and with no obvious potential winner, this year’s 30-woman battle royal could be laiden with surprises.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Another year, another round in the battle royal for streaming licenses.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
During the battle royal last week, Uso eliminated his brother Jimmy, who had been saving him throughout the match.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Pearce announced that a battle royal would take place later in the night.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Another year, another round in the battle royal for streaming licenses.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2026
During the battle royal last week, Uso eliminated his brother Jimmy, who had been saving him throughout the match.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Pearce announced that a battle royal would take place later in the night.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for battle royal
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After five years of planning work, zoning disputes and legal challenges, Interfaith Sanctuary’s new shelter on State Street is ready for guests to move in, the organization announced Friday.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic isn’t the only company under threat from this dispute, said Connor.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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On a cold afternoon in January, demonstrators gathered to condemn the shooting death of Renee Good, the 37-year-old killed in an altercation with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.—
Adam Van Brimmer,
AJC.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Charges stemmed from claims that Beverley grabbed his teenage sister by the neck and punched her in the eye during a family altercation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the Timberwolves remain locked in a tight quarrel with the likes of Denver, Houston, Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Feb. 2026
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The American colonists’ decision to frame their rebellion as a quarrel with a man rather than a system was brilliant from a public-relations standpoint, if not exactly honest.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
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Alberto Carvalho, the former Miami-Dade school superintendent whose Los Angeles home and office were raided Wednesday by the FBI, is no stranger to controversy.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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The team has been a source of controversy for the administration after FBI Director Kash Patel was seen chugging beer in their locker room.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Justin Diez the day after the fight to Seitz’s father.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Hegseth’s harsh punishment is the culmination of a long, slow slide that began with a political disagreement.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Much of the disagreement centers on Iran’s insistence on enriching uranium on its own soil.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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On an extensive Reddit thread discussing the court opinion, the argument continued.—
EMILY HEIL THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Until that point, the court just wasn’t buying arguments that the actor was too sick to film.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
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Cemeteries, too, will do a land office business, not only with dead gangsters, but innocents too, caught in the cross fire.—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
22 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, the older teens (including Louise’s nemesis, Logan) have taken over the area for snowball fights, and the younger kids get caught in the cross fire.—
Lillian Brown,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2024
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“Battle royal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle%20royal. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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