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as in clash
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl
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as in altercation
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting
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as in roar
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
we could hear the brawl of the river rapids ahead of us before we could actually see them
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows
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Recent Examples of brawl
Caroline Blair, People.com, 17 June 2025
If a person tears off someone’s ear or nose in a bar brawl, jail time is almost certain.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The two continued brawling down the block on Baychester Ave., where the victim pulled out a knife and the suspect opened fire, a police source said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Noun
The two friends brawl until police intervene and arrest Sean for his crimes.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 17 June 2025
If a person tears off someone’s ear or nose in a bar brawl, jail time is almost certain.
—Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
Verb
The scene at Pop Mart stores can also be chaotic, as some TikTok users have posted videos depicting customers brawling and yelling at one another over the viral toys.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The two continued brawling down the block on Baychester Ave., where the victim pulled out a knife and the suspect opened fire, a police source said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawl
Noun
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Which is why policy analysts are scratching their heads about what exactly lies behind the escalating border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
25 July 2025
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The Thai Health Ministry said 15 civilians and one soldier had been killed and 46 civilians and 15 soldiers wounded in the clashes since Thursday.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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During the altercation, a man pulled a gun and shot Ramirez.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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See Jackie Christie and Chantel’s unfortunate altercation above.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
22 July 2025
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One of the Harley-Davidson Homecoming festival’s centerpiece attractions — concerts in Veterans Park in downtown Milwaukee — ended not with a roar but with a whimper July 11, and abruptly, when the concerts were canceled around 6 p.m. due to approaching storms.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
12 July 2025
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Beneath its icy surface, hundreds of dormant subglacial volcanoes could awaken, not with a whisper, but with a roar.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
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For months, top state officials have been bickering about how best to deport people and positioning for Trump’s approval in the upcoming 2026 midterm races for governor, attorney general and other key positions.—
Katelyn Ferral,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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In the days leading up to the decision, bickering among jury members appeared to delay the verdict.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2025
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Two of the guys in the melee were trying to rob him of his drugs.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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But the news and images of the Alabama attacks, including a single photo from the Birmingham bus station melee that pictured a dozen men attacking Person on the ground, inspired a new movement of activists.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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But there are still some sour grapes about the big tactical dispute in February.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Threads on the South Park subreddit and social media have lit up with foul-mouthed complaints from international fans, most of them directed at Paramount and David Ellison’s Skydance Media, whose $8 billion buyout of Paramount is at the heart of the South Park dispute.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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The Nothing Headphone 1’s ANC works very well at suppressing ambient noise like public chatter or airplane engines.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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And this weekend, seven stories cut through the noise in a league that somehow stays wired 24/7.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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Experts say the relatively simple way to survive this current is to float, stay as calm as possible and don’t fight it.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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The tribe also has fought to preserve shrinking numbers of the c'waam and koptu, two fish species central to the three tribal cultures that form the tribe.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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“Brawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawl. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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