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Recent Examples of fistfight
That streak continues here, but the real delight of this ostensible side project is Allison Crutchfield’s return to the mic after an extended absence, and the rebirth of a sibling rock band, apparently sans fistfights or cricket bats.
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Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Abreau was able to knock the pipe away but Medizabal stabbed him during a fistfight.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
In other footage of the unrest, two men were seen engaging in a fistfight outside the ICE facility before they were detained.
—Greg Norman , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
One former council member got into a fistfight with a businessman.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Abreau was able to knock the pipe away but Medizabal stabbed him during a fistfight.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
In other footage of the unrest, two men were seen engaging in a fistfight outside the ICE facility before they were detained.
—Greg Norman , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
One former council member got into a fistfight with a businessman.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistfight
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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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The confrontation, which played out on a livestream, quickly went viral and garnered the attention of pageant followers worldwide.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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After all, the tension between these planets can stir up emotional confrontations, magnetic attractions and psychological power plays.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Coming out the second half the teams continued to trade blows, after the Rockets took a 32-30 lead Xaverian responded with a 15-5 run to end the quarter to take a 45-37 lead.—
Mukala Kabongo,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Anteaters withstood an early jolt from Cal State Fullerton in their Big West Conference matchup, but came back with several blows of their own in an 86-64 win at Titan Gym.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
4 Jan. 2026
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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 confrontation caused a melee afterward, which was caught on video.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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The melee was broken up by authorities quickly, though the yelling continued as they were ushered out of the room.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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The return from injury of Gravenberch, who won six of his eight duels, was another welcome sight, along with Alexis Mac Allister completing 90 minutes for Liverpool for the first time since April.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Much like the classic Tom Brady-Peyton Manning duels of old, the quarterback matchup between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen — the two current MVP frontrunners — is can’t-miss television.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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Investigators aren't saying if there's a connection between Henderson's death and brawls at the bar.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The reminder didn’t dissuade at least five park visitors from participating in a 2023 brawl that was captured on video, showing a woman and man throwing punches at each other and wrestling before others joined in.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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The two of them flirt, but of course the affair is not consummated, and Sergeant Sullivan pits them against each other in a punch-out exercise.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
17 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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“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistfight. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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