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Recent Examples of slugfest
In our interview, Sheeraz called him an underrated boxer, which is rare praise from a rising British star, and one that suggests this won’t just be a slugfest.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The Knicks’ second-round slugfest with the Boston Celtics features an individual battle between two of the NBA’s best.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
Now, militaries are relearning the lessons of both world wars: major conflicts can still turn into slugfests, and industrial capacity is decisive.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Despite their erratic bullpen, and injuries and mediocre performances from much of their starting rotation, the Braves feel a lot better about their overall situation because their offense is again potent enough to keep them in most games and win plenty of slugfests.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
The Knicks’ second-round slugfest with the Boston Celtics features an individual battle between two of the NBA’s best.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025
Now, militaries are relearning the lessons of both world wars: major conflicts can still turn into slugfests, and industrial capacity is decisive.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Despite their erratic bullpen, and injuries and mediocre performances from much of their starting rotation, the Braves feel a lot better about their overall situation because their offense is again potent enough to keep them in most games and win plenty of slugfests.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugfest
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The shooting, which started as a fistfight over accusations of cheating, happened in the parking lot of the Pines at Castle Rock Apartments just after 1 a.m. Nov. 29, 2022.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 July 2025
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But after most fans filed out of the stadium, some San Diego supporters appeared to approach the visitors’ section, and multiple fistfights erupted — some dangerously close to the railing above the lower bowl.—
Mark Zeigler,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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While event data usually collects tackles and duels, that’s just players being aggressive, but the art of defending is around positioning and anticipating play — not interventions.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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But the Twins didn’t get the call, dropping a game that had been a pitchers’ duel between starters Chris Paddack and Tyler Glasnow, who each allowed a solo home run — Paddack to Ohtani and Glasnow to Royce Lewis — but nothing else in their efforts.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
24 July 2025
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Three police officers were also injured during the melee.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Oak Lawn’s police department also was formed after an unsavory incident, after several drunken Chicago police officers crashed a community dance in 1913 resulting in a melee involving around 75 residents.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
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That said, the negative reputation surrounding the last lines in Jones’ thorny adaptation — a punch-up from Ellison’s original text that’s meaner and more sexist, no doubt — seems outsized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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Often, when shows do crossovers, the writers on one will do punch-up for their characters on the other.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
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But back in the 2010s, Kershaw was a dominant strikeout pitcher who recorded at least 200 punch-outs in a season seven times during the ten-year span from 2010 to 2019.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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The lefty was able to work his way out of trouble each time, first striking out Ozuna to end the third before getting a pair of punch-outs to end the fourth after initially putting two on with nobody out.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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Continuation of the war would mean more of Europe's time, money, and military aid is needed to support Ukraine, and threatens to lead to a direct NATO-Russia confrontation on the continent, with potentially catastrophic consequences.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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But a confrontation with Doreen near the end that becomes a self-reckoning for Lynette undersells the pathos.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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The votes follow a recent street brawl that sparked concerns about crime in the city.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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One of the victims of a viral brawl that happened in Cincinnati July 26 says she's been forced into hiding after the incident that left her severely injured.—
Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In short, this super-sized donnybrook does not seem likely to quiet down anytime soon.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Completing the quartet is Justin Withers’ Demetrius, who unleashes his comic chops during a hilarious donnybrook.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Slugfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugfest. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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