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
Humphrey said that the department is not yet sure what led to the confrontation between the victim and the suspect, but stressed during an earlier news conference that gun violence in the city impacts more than just the shooter and the victim.
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
But in that giddy moment, there was only this timeless confrontation with a great expanse.
—Becky Cooper, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
The woman was able to get away and went to the hospital a few days later to get medical treatment and report the confrontation.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump enters August facing rising global tensions and domestic controversy after a week marked by sweeping policy moves and escalating international confrontations.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
But in that giddy moment, there was only this timeless confrontation with a great expanse.
—Becky Cooper, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
The woman was able to get away and went to the hospital a few days later to get medical treatment and report the confrontation.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump enters August facing rising global tensions and domestic controversy after a week marked by sweeping policy moves and escalating international confrontations.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confrontation
Noun
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The dwindling embers of the Boise State-University of Idaho rivalry will receive a spark later this year.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Aug. 2025
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This fight is the catalyst for one of the longest-running rivalries in the story.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a judge to jail Beto O'Rourke, claiming the former Democratic congressman violated a court order by fundraising to support the dozens of state Democratic lawmakers who have fled the state amid its redistricting battle.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Defense Department has awarded BAE Systems’ shipyard in San Diego a $64.1 million contract for repairs, maintenance and upgrades on the USS O’Kane, a Burke-class destroyer that helped protect the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier battle group during a long deployment that ended in February.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Neal has been inconsistent and has had some health struggles.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Having high profile people who presumably have access to resources talk about their struggles also is a reminder that these issues are hard for everyone.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the Twins didn’t get the call, dropping a game that had been a pitchers’ duel between starters Chris Paddack and Tyler Glasnow, who each allowed a solo home run — Paddack to Ohtani and Glasnow to Royce Lewis — but nothing else in their efforts.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
24 July 2025
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While event data usually collects tackles and duels, that’s just players being aggressive, but the art of defending is around positioning and anticipating play — not interventions.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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For the first time in decades, traditional sports face real competition for the next generation of fans, many of whom are trading physical arenas for virtual ones.—
Jennifer Acree,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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HIs main competition, Rhamondre Stevenson, had but one TD run in his last seven games of ‘24.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There’s a lot of just creating conflict in stories.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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This is because subjective progress interpretations cause conflict.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Busby makes not a single allusion, nor even a hint, at the wholesale destruction, misery and pain of not hundreds, but thousands of African-American families attributable to Hoover’s vicious stranglehold on the city’s South and West sides in the name of drug warfare for untold years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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But even in the face of evolving modes of warfare, airpower’s inherent advantages endure.—
DAVID A. DEPTULA,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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Well, perhaps the first portion that says acceptance of general or broad terms won’t let that contention fly by.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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After escaping there to stay even, seven birdies followed in a barnstorming, crowd-pleasing rush which pulled Hull into contention.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Confrontation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confrontation. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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