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as in clashes
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 altercations
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 noises
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 fights
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 brawls
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
The Avs and Stars haven’t had games devolve into all-out brawls like Tampa Bay and Florida have.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The change had come following years of youth disturbances, including major brawls and nearby shootings.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
There are five consecutive brawls in the final two minutes, including one involving both goalies.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
This is a grand adventure and cracking good mystery awash with gaslighting, brawls, murders, red herrings and a secret society.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
And Escobar recalled how the Royals had a series of brawls with opponents in the 2015 season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Madison Square Garden has issued a statement warning that anyone fighting at the arena could face a lifetime ban after multiple brawls broke out during an event on Friday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
So popular were the show's brawls that Springer's head of security, Steve Wilkos, became a celebrity unto himself, resulting in his own talk show that's currently in its 19th season.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
While on-ice brawls are nothing new in professional ice hockey, flying fisticuffs have a history in the police and fireman face off from years past.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
The Avs and Stars haven’t had games devolve into all-out brawls like Tampa Bay and Florida have.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The change had come following years of youth disturbances, including major brawls and nearby shootings.
—Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
There are five consecutive brawls in the final two minutes, including one involving both goalies.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
This is a grand adventure and cracking good mystery awash with gaslighting, brawls, murders, red herrings and a secret society.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
And Escobar recalled how the Royals had a series of brawls with opponents in the 2015 season.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
Madison Square Garden has issued a statement warning that anyone fighting at the arena could face a lifetime ban after multiple brawls broke out during an event on Friday.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
So popular were the show's brawls that Springer's head of security, Steve Wilkos, became a celebrity unto himself, resulting in his own talk show that's currently in its 19th season.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
As the man brawls with his in-laws, the boy is caught between two worlds, of male rage and female subjection.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawls
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Attacks like these are part of a long-running cycle of violence in north-central Nigeria, where disputes over land and grazing between mostly Muslim Fulani herders and largely Christian farming communities frequently escalate into deadly clashes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Know your limits to stay out of trouble or debt as the sun clashes with Jupiter!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
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Other footage from that night captured different individuals dancing and socializing in the city's streets, while other moments showed people climbing on cars and brief altercations within the crowd.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Participants have at times made their own license plates, ID, taken over other people’s property and had numerous violent altercations with police.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Though bears are usually just curious and not threatening, mimicking animal noises or making any sudden movement can trigger an attack.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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In addition to Rocky's vocalizations, Van der Ryn and Aadahl were also responsible for crafting hundreds of sounds and noises needed to fill out the soundscape.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Revisiting elections in Georgia and Arizona, too California isn't the only place where fights − and investigations − over ballot counting are taking place.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Blaydes fights Josh Hokit on the main card of UFC 327 on April 11 in Miami.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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The skirmishes are a preview for more campaigns later this year, when at least a half-dozen states will hold elections for utility regulators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The most recent of many legal skirmishes to come to the public’s attention involves Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson’s daughter.—
Naomi Cahn,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Avoid money quarrels with everyone.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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His quarrels with Massie and interest in relitigating the 2020 election seem to animate him more, too.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most of the time, the creature is invisible, only given away by roars or its footprints in the soil of this extra-terrestrial world.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Two of the biggest roars of the game came at halftime, incidentally.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The pope, played by Samora la Perdida, is a mincing oaf who bickers with Galas about the value of translating Wagner.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Brawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawls. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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