scrimmages (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of scrimmage (with)
as in fights
to oppose (someone) in physical conflict growing up in the inner city he had often scrimmaged with neighborhood toughs

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  1. fights
  2. battles
  3. combats
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  • In the most expensive ballot measure fights in California history, $463 million was spent on two gambling proposals 2022.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS SENATE ON THE LINE — Jackson surges among early ballots as Susan Collins fights to hold her base.
    — , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fights
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  • Nicolas Cage battles the sinkhole that threatened his Malibu home.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Under Paris France, 2024 A female scientist battles a killer shark who turns up in the Seine.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of battles
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  • The Federal Reserve typically combats inflation by raising interest rates.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
  • FinCEN is the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which combats money laundering, illicit financial activities and terrorist financing networks around the world.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of combats
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