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free from the usual limits or rules
- a no-holds-barred interview with the senator
- a no-holds-barred contest
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“No-holds-barred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-holds-barred. Accessed 24 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of no-holds-barred was in 1961
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