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as in clash
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
throughout the week of the convention, police engaged in skirmishes with some of the demonstrators
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Recent Examples of skirmish
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Another punch was thrown as the skirmish ended.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Law enforcement officers have deployed tear gas and pepper balls in skirmishes with protesters.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
The decision was the latest skirmish in a years-long political and legal wrangle over voting requirements for local tax increase proposals.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Players and officials from both teams gathered to break up the skirmish, which lasted a few seconds.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Another punch was thrown as the skirmish ended.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Law enforcement officers have deployed tear gas and pepper balls in skirmishes with protesters.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
The decision was the latest skirmish in a years-long political and legal wrangle over voting requirements for local tax increase proposals.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirmish
Noun
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The series sticks with the timeline of Muschietti's movies rather than King's book, meaning the original Losers Club encounter with It takes place in 1989 rather than 1958, and the final battle in 2016 rather than 1985.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mental health advocates said the encounters before Zettel’s death show multiple points of possible intervention in the days and hours before she was killed.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The clash occurs more so on the stylistic side and acclimatising to Villa’s methods.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Fundraisers for the victims of devil attacks, apparently a common occurrence in this reality, acknowledge the death toll that these supernatural clashes leave behind.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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The two superstars immediately began brawling.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The soldiers’ pastimes of drinking, gambling, and brawling also offended many Bostonians, who retained the piety of their Pilgrim ancestors.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Every Monday throughout the season, Flyers prospects around the globe can expect a ping with a message from Armstrong.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, many scientists have suggested that prospecting for He-3 could be accomplished using high-energy gamma rays, in the 20 megaelectron volt (MeV) region.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lima, Peru Reuters — Peru’s President Jose Jeri declared on Tuesday a 30-day state of emergency in the capital Lima and the neighboring province of Callao, saying the move was to battle rising crime.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Hubbard has a track record of moving the chains effectively, which was necessary in a game that was going to be mostly a defensive battle.—
Mike Kaye
October 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Helen sends him on an off-the-books job to the London Mother House to use his mind-probing powers on Jasper (William Fichtner), a powerful vampire with a personal vendetta against the Talamasca.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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Pitting vengeful ghosts against a backdrop of a supernatural love story, the film charmingly plays with genre to question how history and myth can probe collective and socio-political grief.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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When police arrived, however, there was no sign of any fight or crime scene.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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In his eight wins, all eight have come inside the distance, with only two fights seeing a second round.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This interplay between exploration and espionage continues today, even when the surface of the world has been almost completely explored.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is a wake-up call to venture beyond your comfort zone and explore what truly excites your mind again.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Skirmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmish. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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