as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the softball rivals met in an epic confrontation on the last weekend of the summer
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Recent Examples of confrontation
Tehran has become a direct threat to Gulf national security, a transformation that may presage more military confrontation, economic uncertainty, and less space for regional cooperation, Amr Hamzawy, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, writes in Foreign Affairs.
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Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The footage does not appear to show any confrontations between police and protesters happening nearby at the time he was hit.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The group launched rockets and drones from southern Lebanon, prompting Israeli retaliatory strikes and escalating the conflict into a broader regional confrontation tied directly to Tehran, Iran, and its proxy network.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
After a confrontation, Parker fled the scene, Madden said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Hadley Gamble, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The footage does not appear to show any confrontations between police and protesters happening nearby at the time he was hit.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The group launched rockets and drones from southern Lebanon, prompting Israeli retaliatory strikes and escalating the conflict into a broader regional confrontation tied directly to Tehran, Iran, and its proxy network.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
After a confrontation, Parker fled the scene, Madden said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confrontation
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The Knicks beat the Nets for the 14th straight time, the longest winning streak for either team in the local rivalry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Manchester City This must feel like being between a rock and a hard place for Manchester United fans given their long-standing rivalries with both clubs.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Longhorns have won the turnover battle in all but three of their games.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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When Jokic was out in January, the Nuggets understood that the ideal upset formula involved winning the possession battle.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Now this artist, who is devoted to depicting the Chicano struggle, says removing Chavez from artwork may be the only choice.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The reality is there wasn’t much in reserve in the middle, with it another struggle for Kel’el Ware.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2026
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Pitchers throw every day in season between competition days, bullpens, flat ground sessions and box drills off of an incline from 35 feet out.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The energy during that game was electric; the crowds, the fans, the rival fans and our competition were all charged, and everyone was on the edge of their seats.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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In training at Chelsea, Hayes was really hot on winning your duels.—
Karen Carney,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Froehlich and Sawyer Pruitt faced off in an intense pitching duel, with neither side yielding an inch.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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With the conflict having disrupted much of the world's oil supplies, markets remain highly sensitive to any headline suggesting either escalation or diplomacy.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Hercules C-130s are frequently used in Colombia to transport troops as part of the military's operations amid a six-decade-long internal conflict that has claimed more than 450,000 lives.—
Luis Jaime Acosta,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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During that period, Hezbollah engaged in insurgency warfare, fueled by religious zeal and supported by Iran.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Filaret had a more limited role in recent years as the cultural and religious divide between Ukraine and Russia widened into full-scale warfare.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Anand arrived in Turkey for consultations on the situation in the region as the war rages on.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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The former national counterterrorism director voiced his objection to the Iran war in a social media post on Tuesday.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Confrontation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confrontation. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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