catfights

noun

plural of catfight
as in tussles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catfights
  1. tussles
  2. scuffles
  3. squabbles
  4. dustups
  5. skirmishes
  6. quarrels
  7. altercations
  8. clashes
Noun
  • As his tussles with grief and sobriety and heartbreak appear in flashes, so do red and blue police lights.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • The legal tussles boil down to whether the federal government or the states have primary authority to oversee prediction markets, which allow users to bet on the outcome of sports, elections and many other events.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of tussles
Noun
  • Lalas’ apparent delight in courting the enmity of the American viewing public also extends to his co-hosts—so much so that his early verbal scuffles with Zlatan Ibrahimović have gone more viral than whooping cough.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 June 2026
  • There are videos documenting scuffles and violence, which threatens to complicate Albania’s scheduled 2030 entry into the European Union.
    — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
Definition of scuffles
Noun
  • They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026
  • Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of squabbles
Noun
  • The second half ground almost to a halt with a few minor dustups for fouls and arguments.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • To Washington, the dustups are the sort of tough love the continent needs.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of dustups
Noun
  • Negotiations have yet to produce a major breakthrough as skirmishes over the Strait continued this week.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The skirmishes date back to shortly after Haaland’s arrival at Manchester City in July 2022.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of skirmishes
Noun
  • Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
  • In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
Definition of quarrels
Noun
  • Multiple officials say that players are advised, outside of training sessions, to remain in the hotel complexes at all times to avoid any risk of altercations or safety risks in public.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Two people were stabbed during separate altercations and multiple arrests were made.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of altercations
Noun
  • Several immigration enforcement operations in the US over the last year have resulted in fatalities –– with initial descriptions from authorities of clashes between agents and suspects later contradicted by video evidence.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • In 2017, al-Assir was convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the 2013 clashes that killed 18 soldiers, following a trial that lasted two years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of clashes
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