Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catfights
Noun
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As a result, high borrowing costs and legal tussles with restive foreign investors have left the country unable to take on debt abroad for most of the past two decades.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Dec. 2025 -
Winter’s vocal presence imagines a fearless indie oddball like Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus going for the full prattling gusto of the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger; the band tussles and sways exhilaratingly underfoot.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The veteran broadcaster might be wise to avoid intervening in any more household scuffles as the NFL Playoffs begin.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Violent scuffles and arrests in the hallways of some of these courts had been broadcast to the world.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
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Republicans must put results ahead of ego, teamwork ahead of self-promotion, and winning ahead of personal squabbles.—
CT Mirror,
Hartford Courant,
2 Jan. 2026
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And for the time being, Gaile Osborne won't have to worry about the legislative squabbles affecting her daughter's care.—
Bram Sable-Smith,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2025
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While the midair dustups are trending down after the Federal Aviation Administration adopted a zero-tolerance policy and increased fines almost five years ago, the incidents will end up close to double the three-year average before the pandemic.—
Thomas Black,
Twin Cities,
21 Dec. 2025
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Prior to the dustups with NBCU and TelevisaUnivision, YouTube TV had nearly blacked out Paramount and Fox networks, reaching deals with both media companies after tensions spilled into public view.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of thousands of civilians were displaced from their homes in both countries when border skirmishes broke out for the second time this year.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Dec. 2025
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For more than a century, Thailand and Cambodia have contested sovereignty at various undemarcated points along their 817-kilometer (508-mile) land border – a dispute that has occasionally exploded into skirmishes and fighting.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Washington’s choice prioritized American independence over European quarrels.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The republic would treat other nations with civility precisely in order to remain independent of their appetites and quarrels.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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While no physical altercations are visible in the video, the shouting underscored heightened tensions between the causes.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The veteran guard has been suspended previously for altercations with other players.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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The investigation into the killing of a US citizen by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this week is being complicated by clashes between federal and local officials, with the FBI taking control over the objections of Governor Tim Walz.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The powerful Sun clashes with Chiron by way of your chatter quadrant and your habit zone, encouraging you to address a tricky situation at work or in your neighborhood with courageous calm.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Catfights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catfights. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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