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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistfights
Noun
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Additionally, 35 people were also treated at the scene and in hospitals for various injuries, such as lacerations, blows and scrapes, Crónica reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026 -
The fourth quarter was a wild one, with each team trading blows.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Friday’s incident is the latest in a number of confrontations around the country in which agents have used deadly or what experts say is excessive force.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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But rather that politicians cannot proselytize for the confrontations.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 plastic whistles and the car horns and the street brawls and the neighborhoods emptying into streets — the whole communities playing immovable rock to unstoppable federal force.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Miley won eight of his 10 ground duels and one of his three in the air.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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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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“Fistfights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistfights. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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