battles royal

variants or battle royals or battles royale or battle royales
plural of battle royal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for battles royal
Noun
  • However, lovers’ quarrels or difficulty dealing with children (hissy fits or meltdowns) might occur.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Fraternal security Gulf states have had significant internal quarrels over the years but remain bound by mutual defense treaties signed decades ago.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Local spats could now feed into a mass movement that spread far beyond individual disputes between a peasant and a particularly nasty abbot or lord.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • India also has border disputes with China, whose foreign ministers recently met in New Delhi for talks.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bedtime conversations, small disagreements at the dinner table, or how respect is shown within the family all provide practice in empathy and fairness.
    Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
  • As Shetty noted during the podcast, Rowling also implied in a March 2025 X post that her disagreements with Watson and Radcliffe have negatively impacted her impression of the Potter films.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Burnett remembers volcanic fights between Mae and Louise, who would accuse Mae of trying to turn Burnett against her.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Including preliminary fights, the event ran for nearly six hours.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This wooden foot massager roller features an arched design and rows of nubs to hit different acupressure points to provide relief.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Generally, budget carriers may install seats with a reduced pitch to fit more rows in, while full-service airlines may have fewer rows but more legroom.
    Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Battles royal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battles%20royal. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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