Thesaurus results for BRAWLERS

brawlers

noun

plural of brawler

as in fighters

a person who takes part in a dispute every couple has marital problems, but those two are heavyweight brawlers in a seriously dysfunctional relationship

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Recent Examples of brawlers The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025 Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025 Angel was friends with one of the two initial brawlers inside Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Playground, a regular hangout spot for the young teen, but didn’t participate in the outset of the violence. — Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025

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Myers spoke vaguely about winning and losing, while interspersing clips of Ultimate Fighting Championship interviews with fighters after matches.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Niger’s ruling junta survived its most serious internal challenge since the 2023 coup after renegade soldiers mutinied in Niamey and Russian Africa Corps fighters helped presidential guards retake a key airbase.

— Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of fighters

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After the hearing, Ng told reporters that the defendants would appeal to the city's top court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
The other defendants — singer Denise Ho, scholar Hui Po Keung, and former pro-democracy lawmakers Margaret Ng and Cyd Ho — also served as trustees.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of defendants

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Lawyers for the state had argued that the policies were not as broad as the plaintiffs suggested.

— Daniella Silva, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
That rule gave plaintiffs a chance to sue again, and Talwani on Thursday night issued a 14-day restraining order against implementation of the measure.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of plaintiffs

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Research has previously shown that AI models can be extremely persuasive, more so than even the best human salespeople or debaters.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Personal laptops allow debaters to research, organize evidence and prepare for tournaments during free periods.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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