as in public
freely available for use or participation by all
the public library has a free-for-all lending policy
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as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls
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as in jumble
a state in which everything is out of order
it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once
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Recent Examples of free-for-all
Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Even Meta and Yandex were recently caught joining in the privacy-invasive free-for-all.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
There is little doubt, however, that corners have become a free-for-all and tackles that would have resulted in red cards five years ago are now routinely downgraded to yellows.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The for-profit free-for-all with ketamine clinics has left consumers to navigate a vast marketplace where not all providers follow rigorous protocols.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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Noun
Instead of free-for-all combat, this mode is more objective-based.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Even Meta and Yandex were recently caught joining in the privacy-invasive free-for-all.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
There is little doubt, however, that corners have become a free-for-all and tackles that would have resulted in red cards five years ago are now routinely downgraded to yellows.
—Graham Scott, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The for-profit free-for-all with ketamine clinics has left consumers to navigate a vast marketplace where not all providers follow rigorous protocols.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-for-all
Adjective
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Mueller is among the former and current SpaceX employees who own equity in the company, which is set to go public on Friday in the biggest-ever IPO.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The measure would remain in place unless ended by voters and includes annual audits and public spending disclosures.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Remember the legal brawl CEO Elon Musk faced over his $56 billion moonshot pay package at Tesla?—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of simple battery and was sentenced to probation for a Mardi Gras brawl in New Orleans.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mike Sanchez, a spokesman for Los Angeles County's Registrar-Recorder office, said ballot processing in the county is open to public observation.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Bain’s answer is a mix of models whose capabilities (and price) matches the task — a bet also made by Perplexity and several open source model makers.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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The goal of all this havoc is not to destroy democracy, according to Vergara—though that might be a welcome side effect, to some—but to torpedo the rule of law and thereby protect illicit financial gains.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc.—
Joanna Ossinger,Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Each will receive $25,000 in unrestricted funds to explore and deepen their art practice.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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Andrew Peeke will be unrestricted on July 1.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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European carriers offer better protections against summer travel chaos.—
Andrea Sachs,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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The dessert became my friend group’s small ritual amid the chaos of college life—we’d go after every exam, football game, and failed situationship.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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For him and for a lot of artists and writers, seeing people experience your work in person—like being at a gallery opening with your own work on the walls and people spilling wine on it—is a kind of hell on earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The Miami duo’s electrifying, boundary-bending combination of Haitian kompa, underground rap, reggaeton, electro-pop, and baile funk is loud as hell and rich in egalitarian spirit.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
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“Free-for-all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-for-all. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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