Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirmishing
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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 -
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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The Natural History Museum’s grand setting — home to exhibits exploring the origins of life and the cosmos — provides a fitting backdrop for the awards ceremony, aimed to bring together leaders across government, private industry and academia.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Visitors can get a taste of Southern California’s legendary cultural diversity by exploring unique enclaves like Cambodia Town, a one-mile stretch of businesses and restaurants home to the largest population of people of Cambodian descent outside of Southeast Asia.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Reconnaissance via Teams Attackers start by probing Teams environments to find weak spots.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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According to reporting from Reuters, India’s textile exporters are feverishly probing European markets for new opportunities.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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An Emmy nominee, Foster will next be seen starring opposite Sydney Sweeney in the Black Bear boxing pic Christy, out November 7 after premiering at TIFF.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin was featured throughout the trailer and was shown boxing an opponent in a ring.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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There also are characters straight from the David Lynch school of the bizarre, including the menacing figure who warns Ron to stop snooping around and the bearer of a disturbing story about a manufacturing job that requires being nude.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Mercury and Pluto clash, snooping in someone’s business lands you in hot water.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 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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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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In the end, Krantz added, adopting a more strategic approach ultimately benefits customers, allowing companies to use their time and money more effectively by learning from the successes of others.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Partner can double with hearts, thus finding an eight-card fit whenever possible.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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So many of McAnally’s song ideas have been mined from his knack for finding stories in everyday life.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Skirmishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmishing. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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