skirmishing

present participle of skirmish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skirmishing
Verb
  • Sports could be dangerous even without brawling in UFC’s Octagon, an eight-sided cage.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Those are universal important themes to be exploring.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Every marketer and brand was actively exploring how to partner and invest in AI the right way, and discussing its transformative potential for the industry.
    Derya Matras, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The study is an intriguing approach to probing the subtle warping of the outer solar system, said Batygin, a professor of planetary science at Caltech who has written numerous studies on Planet Nine but did not participate in the Planet Y research.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This was a game that could have been over but Reijnders and Foden both hit the bar and City’s probing play slowed in the second half.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And this was when there were still boxing gyms that didn’t allow women.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Ali retired from boxing undefeated with a perfect 24-0 professional record, including 21 knockouts, and remains a defining figure in women’s sports.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Footage of a woman snooping in on her dogs in the dead of the night has left the internet in stitches.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As the cruel fates of the criminal underworld would have it, Jake gets a text from Mel alerting him to the very New York Magazine journalist in discussion snooping around the Black Rabbit kitchen.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The line in Swift's song and The Life of a Showgirl's cover art appears to be inspired by a Victorian-era painting that depicts the scene in Hamlet when Ophelia goes crazy and falls into a stream and drowns after learning Hamlet killed her father.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Whether kids are learning tricks, competing with friends, or just marveling at the floating string, ZipString delivers the perfect mix of science, wonder and fun.
    Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Iamaleava piloted an offense that looked reborn, finding 42 reasons to believe again.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Culinary skills aside, he’s proven a quick study finding who the power brokers are here and has been working closely with them.
    Carol Cain, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Skirmishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skirmishing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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