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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
Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Dodgers were held to three hits by Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres’ bullpen and the Padres took a 2-1 victory in the opener of this weekend’s NL West skirmish.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
That line of questioning set off a skirmish between the CDCR official and Menendez attorney Rummel about taking things offline so to speak and to discuss the matter confidentiality.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Steve’s gun barked almost in my ear, and the sound brought that treetop skirmish to a sudden conclusion.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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Those records — more than press conferences or fiery posts on X — could determine whether this is another Epic-style skirmish that forces narrow conduct tweaks, or the seed of a larger reckoning over AI distribution on smartphones.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Dodgers were held to three hits by Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres’ bullpen and the Padres took a 2-1 victory in the opener of this weekend’s NL West skirmish.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
That line of questioning set off a skirmish between the CDCR official and Menendez attorney Rummel about taking things offline so to speak and to discuss the matter confidentiality.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Steve’s gun barked almost in my ear, and the sound brought that treetop skirmish to a sudden conclusion.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirmish
Noun
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The violent encounter was captured on train surveillance video.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the legal safeguards against such encounters have weakened.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those clashes became viral videos that cemented his reputation as a culture warrior.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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On November 25, the La Liga holders travel to Stamford Bridge for a mouthwatering clash with the reigning Club World Cup kings.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sports could be dangerous even without brawling in UFC’s Octagon, an eight-sided cage.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Having a cyberarm might offset glitches in brawling attacks to encourage players to take more risk dice during a first fight.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In 2027, the company plans a prospecting mission to one of their target spots to analyze dirt samples.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Royals prospect Carter Jensen is returning home.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 Sep. 2025
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Republicans were unfazed by Democrats threatening to withhold their votes, accusing them of hypocrisy for condemning GOP efforts to win policy concessions in past funding battles.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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The iconic items fit well in this book given how many Avengers don’t feel complete without a gadget or mystical item to carry into battle.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Decoding tachocline’s stability The tachocline was first revealed in the 1980s through helioseismology, a method that uses ripples inside the sun, much like seismologists use earthquakes to probe Earth’s interior.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and probing mysteries of the Universe.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet two of the first three weekends on CU’s fight card have resembled the Kansas and Kansas State losses of 2024.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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Naoya Inoue, who is one of the top pound-for-pound fighters and 30-0, is defending his super bantamweight title on Sunday in Japan, just hours after Álvarez and Crawford fight.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The video shows several angles of the teen walking in the show, which celebrated the 100th birthday of artist Robert Rauschenberg, and explored the relationship between art and fashion.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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Various previous studies have already explored DNA as a potential storage medium.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Skirmish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmish. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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