as in skirmish
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
he came home with a black eye from the dustup at the bar
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Recent Examples of dustup
The dustup threatened the release of season 27, which had to be delayed by a few weeks as the parties hashed out an agreement.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
The dustup came just hours after a second CNN reporter, Jason Carroll, was briefly detained as police cleared a separate area Monday.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 June 2025
One of the dustups was over a traffic stop involving Mendenhall's daughter.
—Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In a statement to CNBC, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t mention the dustup.
—Kate Rooney,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
The dustup came just hours after a second CNN reporter, Jason Carroll, was briefly detained as police cleared a separate area Monday.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 June 2025
One of the dustups was over a traffic stop involving Mendenhall's daughter.
—Tim Evans, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In a statement to CNBC, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t mention the dustup.
—Kate Rooney,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dustup
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The Dodgers were held to three hits by Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres’ bullpen and the Padres took a 2-1 victory in the opener of this weekend’s NL West skirmish.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
23 Aug. 2025
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Liam Gallagher has been barred from his traditional maracas tossing at Oasis’ reunion concerts after crowd skirmishes in pursuit of the instruments resulted in injuries.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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The clash of two talented rosters fueled by star power creates plenty of betting intrigue.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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The victim, identified as 21-year-old Affan Kurniawan, was reportedly completing a food delivery service order when he was caught in the clash following days of violent demonstrations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Their legal battle was resolved earlier this summer, with the ACC agreeing to a new split of multimedia revenue based partly on football and men’s basketball viewership.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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South closed in 2022 after Guyton’s divorce and a legal battle over the restaurant with her ex-husband.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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He was arrested three days after the fights and has been detained at the Hamilton County Justice Center.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Instead, dozens of weekly fight nights and four big events a year will be freely available to all Paramount Plus subscribers.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Dustup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dustup. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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