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or British fracas
1
as in skirmishes
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup
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as in brawls
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game
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Recent Examples of fracases
Trump has taken criticism from the right as well as from the center and left over how the Freedom 250 fracas ended up.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 2 June 2026
Four players were ejected after Detroit’s Jalen Duren and Charlotte’s Moussa Diabaté were involved in a fracas.
—Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Danziger, which was founded in 1989, has yet to speak publicly on the fracas, and did not return a request for comment from ARTnews at press time.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 May 2026
The lawsuit is not the only thing that has shone a bit of a spotlight on Willow Park; fracas and disagreements at city hall have caught the attention of the rest of Parker County.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Nnaji grabbed De’Anthony Melton’s jersey in the fracas.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
But the fracas after the final buzzer didn’t dim the lights as the Hawks secured their 10th straight win.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s vision of San Francisco’s ascendant recovery was dealt a blow Thursday when a police officer who protects him was injured in a back-alley fracas in the Tenderloin.
—J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Chris Willman, Variety, 2 June 2026
Four players were ejected after Detroit’s Jalen Duren and Charlotte’s Moussa Diabaté were involved in a fracas.
—Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Danziger, which was founded in 1989, has yet to speak publicly on the fracas, and did not return a request for comment from ARTnews at press time.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 23 May 2026
The lawsuit is not the only thing that has shone a bit of a spotlight on Willow Park; fracas and disagreements at city hall have caught the attention of the rest of Parker County.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
Steer ended up getting plunked on Thursday, retribution for his Jomboy-worthy fracas.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Nnaji grabbed De’Anthony Melton’s jersey in the fracas.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
But the fracas after the final buzzer didn’t dim the lights as the Hawks secured their 10th straight win.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s vision of San Francisco’s ascendant recovery was dealt a blow Thursday when a police officer who protects him was injured in a back-alley fracas in the Tenderloin.
—J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracases
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One of those skirmishes, in fact, involved Childress himself, in 2011 at Kansas Speedway, when the then-65-year-old car owner for an opposing team got into a physical altercation with Busch after an on-track incident.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2026
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Inconspicuous blows against Denver escalated to skirmishes.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Kennywood, a nearly 130-year-old amusement park outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is tightening its summer chaperon policy as parks around the country experience violent brawls and unruly teen crowds heading into the heart of the season.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The beach takeovers typically include brawls and underage drinking.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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And intense clashes at a New Jersey immigration center about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from where the World Cup final will be held are a reminder of the tests facing the White House.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Slovenia’s Soča Valley carries World War I history — a museum in Kobarid covers the clashes between Italian and Austro-Hungarian forces — while Grossglockner, Austria’s highest peak, offers turquoise lakes at the glacier’s edge.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Over the last few months, Taylor has been embroiled in a series of legal battles with Mortensen, first beginning in February with a pair of investigations by Utah police departments into allegations each made that the other acted violently during altercations that month.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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Durso alleged that Valle was upset after the previous altercations and lost his cool when his friend’s vehicle was damaged by the crowd of youths who rocked and shook the vehicle Valle and his friends arrived in.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
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Unlike so many iconic American fights, held in the halls of Congress or on the streets of major cities, this campaign is being waged for the most part in obscurity.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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This year, the event was more spread out in downtown Lee’s Summit, with the fights concentrated in the entrance to the festival area.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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Situated on Route 33 in Manalapan, this state park has preserved the 18th-century landscape of one of the biggest battles of the Revolutionary War, where the Continental Army ambushed the British army along their route from Philadelphia to New York City.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Both King Charles and the Princess of Wales have been open about their respective cancer battles, using their platforms to drive public awareness.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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