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
Few filmmakers of his generation moved as fluidly between art house prestige, literary adaptation and political confrontation.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Their inevitable confrontation leads to a minor chase through a desert-like tract of land.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
The polling data suggests that many conservative women have internalized the idea that strength, agency and confrontation belong to someone else.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Police said the fatal confrontation happened next to a weed truck parked across from a gas station.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Their inevitable confrontation leads to a minor chase through a desert-like tract of land.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
The polling data suggests that many conservative women have internalized the idea that strength, agency and confrontation belong to someone else.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Police said the fatal confrontation happened next to a weed truck parked across from a gas station.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confrontation
Noun
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By beginning with 2018, the data isolates a period in which the Chevrolet-Honda rivalry remained important, while the fundamental aerodynamic platform was more consistent across the field.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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The moment capped a chaotic rivalry game between the reigning Open Division champions and a Kennedy team that was pushing for an upset, with defensive miscues helping shape the late innings for both sides.—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
23 May 2026
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Decades-long legal battle The Supreme Court decision to overturn Glossip’s conviction and death sentence last year marked a major turning point in his decades-long legal battle.—
Linh Tran,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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But the frenzied redistricting battle of the past few months — including a congressional map in his home state thrown out by a court after people voted to approve it, and certain elections postponed in Louisiana and Alabama after mail ballots already went out — has done it.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
14 May 2026
Noun
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In vitro fertilization is a medical procedure that can be used to address several infertility struggles.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Jarrett Allen, much maligned for past playoff struggles, dominated the Pistons with 23 points, seven rebounds, completely outmatching Detroit’s Jalen Duren.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The Browns are expected to hold a quarterback competition in training camp among Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, and Dillon Gabriel, with rookie Taylen Green selected in the 2026 NFL Draft.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Critics portray the movement as politically motivated, but many athletes and parents involved insist their concerns center on competition rather than ideology.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Greene later raced toward the line and made a sliding grab on a foul ball, preserving the scoreless duel as neither offense could break through early.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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That means another duel between arguably the two best quarterbacks in the NFL in Mahomes and Allen.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The data shows that since the Middle East conflict erupted at the end of February, global jet fuel prices have surged rapidly.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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With the end of the Middle East conflict nowhere in sight and the average cost of California gasoline more than $6 per gallon, a road trip is probably the last thing Californians want to do right now.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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George had pushed to reconfigure the Army’s battlefield strategy to incorporate drone warfare and had worked with Ukraine’s military to learn from its experience.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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In experiments inspired by drone warfare, his team asked participants to categorize images as civilians or enemy combatants and to choose whether to fire a missile at each potential target.—
Steven Melendez,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
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Now, seemingly under pressure from the economic fallout from the war with Iran, Modi has framed ordinary consumer choices, such as buying less petrol and choosing work-from-home, as acts of patriotism.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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Tawil hadn’t been home since the war began, nearly six weeks earlier.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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“Confrontation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confrontation. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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