as in skirmish
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
the two players got into a scrimmage off the court and got suspended
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Recent Examples of scrimmage
And Barkley, last season’s offensive player of the year, has yet to gain more than 100 yards from scrimmage in a single game.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Quarterback Josh Allen is once again looking like an MVP candidate, throwing for 964 yards, seven touchdowns, and just one interception so far, and star running back James Cook has also been on fire, totaling over 100 scrimmage yards in each of his first four games to go along with five touchdowns.
—Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
There had been a couple of preseason scrimmages, and Friday’s game was not planned.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Tickets for the scrimmage were put on sale Tuesday morning at HEAT.com/RedWhitePink, at $10 each, with a limit of eight per transaction.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
Quarterback Josh Allen is once again looking like an MVP candidate, throwing for 964 yards, seven touchdowns, and just one interception so far, and star running back James Cook has also been on fire, totaling over 100 scrimmage yards in each of his first four games to go along with five touchdowns.
—Hunter Simpson, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
There had been a couple of preseason scrimmages, and Friday’s game was not planned.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Tickets for the scrimmage were put on sale Tuesday morning at HEAT.com/RedWhitePink, at $10 each, with a limit of eight per transaction.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimmage
Noun
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The skirmish over the controller erupted as the Council and Nygren's office continued to disagree over how tribal funds were allocated within the government.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Just when things appeared to cool down and players were separated, another skirmish occurred near the bleachers.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Relations between the two economies had been cool since deadly border clashes in 2020.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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In that sense, by hosting Muttaqi, Delhi may have deepened the growing rupture between Afghanistan and Pakistan that was on display during the recent border clashes.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Keeping track of what both Pokémon are doing, each of their health bars, the animations for each attack and the battle log (which shows whether or not attacks have landed) takes a long time to get used to.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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With tensions rising, the film transforms into an unsettling black comedy as the colleagues descend into a battle of wills and wits.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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The doctor finds her and tries to inject her, but Ben comes up from behind, and the two fight.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Joe Biden 'optimistic' in cancer fight Former President Joe Biden is now receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed to ABC News.—
Molly Nagle,
ABC News,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimmage. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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