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Recent Examples of fistfight
There are swordfights and fistfights and giant armies facing off against volcanic mountains, not to mention one incredibly intimidating giant dragon.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Ivins gleefully chronicled legislators’ fistfights, shoving matches, name-calling, and double-crossing.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Obviously there's jealousy, fistfights and lots of brooding.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Metal Gear games have never exactly exceled at either gunplay or fistfights, but the restrictions around fluid action can be frustrating, especially when minute details like first- and third-person shooting have actually been improved.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Ivins gleefully chronicled legislators’ fistfights, shoving matches, name-calling, and double-crossing.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Obviously there's jealousy, fistfights and lots of brooding.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The Metal Gear games have never exactly exceled at either gunplay or fistfights, but the restrictions around fluid action can be frustrating, especially when minute details like first- and third-person shooting have actually been improved.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistfight
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But comics depend on feedback – punch-ups from fellow comedians and reactions from audiences – iterating jokes in the same way lean startups may innovate new products.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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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 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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However, the saga unearths new layers in the second season as Natalia shares her harrowing experiences with her adoptive parents and has a face-to-face confrontation with Michael.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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No one was injured during the confrontation, police said.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Oct. 2025
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Both offenses traded blows, with Brewer receiver Devan Roberts landing the last one.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tense exchanges and frequent interruptions have marked the evening, as both candidates seek to land decisive blows ahead of Election Day.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Saturday in Austin stung McLaren greatly, as a melee at Turn 1 ended with its drivers touching and retiring, opening the door for Verstappen to make the maximum sprint win gain.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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As teams met near midfield following the final whistle, Branch walked past Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, declining his handshake, and approached Smith‑Schuster; Branch then struck Smith‑Schuster in the face, knocking him down and drawing a brief melee that involved players from both teams.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Emotions ran high throughout the matchup, fueled by the back-and-forth nature of the duel, as veteran quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Aaron Rodgers led their respective squads in a bid for victory.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Prediction Robertson and Hoover have one of the nation’s best quarterback duels, but a healthier Baylor squad pulls out a 38-35 win over the Horned Frogs.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Oct. 2025
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These brawls further eroded democratic norms, while driving voters away from left-wing and moderate parties who seemed helpless to halt them.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of the many people involved in the brawl, only Iverson and three other Black men were convicted.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
23 Oct. 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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