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Recent Examples of fistfight
Then there are the fistfights, affairs, rogue celebrity renovations, and so, so much else.
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Aug. 2025
Packed as the series is with fistfights and shootouts and car chases, its heart truly lies in the family drama, driven by heightened but recognizable impulses.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Indeed, if the record of the American-Statesman, which at the time aligned with white supremacists, is to believed, Berry’s Black Elephant was associated with public drunkenness, gambling, fistfights, hold-ups, burglaries, murders and bad behavior in general.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The teen violence was sparked by a fistfight involving the shooter near Home St. and Tinton Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 14 Aug. 2025
Packed as the series is with fistfights and shootouts and car chases, its heart truly lies in the family drama, driven by heightened but recognizable impulses.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Indeed, if the record of the American-Statesman, which at the time aligned with white supremacists, is to believed, Berry’s Black Elephant was associated with public drunkenness, gambling, fistfights, hold-ups, burglaries, murders and bad behavior in general.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The teen violence was sparked by a fistfight involving the shooter near Home St. and Tinton Ave.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistfight
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That said, the negative reputation surrounding the last lines in Jones’ thorny adaptation — a punch-up from Ellison’s original text that’s meaner and more sexist, no doubt — seems outsized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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The Oscar promo did end up being released, with the main concept intact but minus those punch-ups.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Yankees started their slugfest in style against the Rays, as Judge’s big fly traveled 429 feet to the batter’s eye at Steinbrenner Field.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 Aug. 2025
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Hunter Henry, Austin Hooper, Jack Westover Notes: It’s been a slow, ugly slugfest among the backup tight ends to see who can win the No. 3 job.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
9 Aug. 2025
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Direct confrontation during an emotional high can intensify instability.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Camarillo, the Standard professor, argued that the confrontations highlight how enforcement priorities have shifted.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The blows come from front, back, and the demonstrator doesn’t seem to hold back even.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Frazier, though, was relentless, seeking a way inside Ali’s reach, driving blows into Ali’s ribs but moving too fast to get caught by the night-ender Ali had planned.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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More than a dozen people faced criminal charges stemming from a melee after a rally in Soliman’s support; demonstrators and police blame each other for the violence July 17.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Notably, Miami midfielder Sergio Busquets avoided punishment after appearing to strike Vargas on the chin during the post-match melee.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The side two divisions above are better in every respect, most noticeably in one-against-one duels out wide.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Their duel is brutal and operatic, the culmination of years of tension between Cleonic brothers.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Cherry interrupts their twosome and a brawl ensues.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Months before at the same campus, a 100-person brawl had led to the cancelation of an event featuring another Turning Point USA speaker.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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But back in the 2010s, Kershaw was a dominant strikeout pitcher who recorded at least 200 punch-outs in a season seven times during the ten-year span from 2010 to 2019.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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The lefty was able to work his way out of trouble each time, first striking out Ozuna to end the third before getting a pair of punch-outs to end the fourth after initially putting two on with nobody out.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistfight. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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