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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The confrontation was over a joke the comedian made about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Perez, a mother of four, was killed June 23 of last year during a confrontation with police at her Southwest Side apartment.
—Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
This is the exact scenario that Western governments and analysts feared: that Israel’s post-Oct. 7 conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah — two militant groups backed by Iran — would morph into a direct confrontation with Tehran itself.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
But the Carter years also saw the first U.S. confrontation with the government of Iran led by the Ayatollah Khomeini.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Jen Juneau, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Perez, a mother of four, was killed June 23 of last year during a confrontation with police at her Southwest Side apartment.
—Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
This is the exact scenario that Western governments and analysts feared: that Israel’s post-Oct. 7 conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah — two militant groups backed by Iran — would morph into a direct confrontation with Tehran itself.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
But the Carter years also saw the first U.S. confrontation with the government of Iran led by the Ayatollah Khomeini.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Confrontation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confrontation. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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