as in brawls
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
a rough-and-tumble broke out among the fans in the stands
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Noun
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Bond's relative lack of experience and finesse also feeds into the chaos of all-out brawls.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026 -
Viral kindergarten graduation brawls are back.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Noun
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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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“Rough-and-tumbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rough-and-tumbles. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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