slugfests

plural of slugfest

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Noun
  • Large companies can absorb the blows, but the dry cleaner, toy importer, or family-run retailer cannot.
    Jacob Bennett, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The blows come from front, back, and the demonstrator doesn’t seem to hold back even.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Matthijs de Ligt was first to almost everything at the back, not only in his duels, but also when in the same situations with which Yoro at times struggled at the Etihad, when stepping up as one of the wide centre-backs to squeeze the space between defence and midfield.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
  • One of the weirdest races in their duels was the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which saw them both experience a tough run of luck completely independent from each other.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These confrontations positioned Kirk as accessible and confident in his polarizing beliefs and created a sense of intellectual challenge that appealed to competitive young students.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Broader market reactions have been muted, barring brief spikes in oil prices when Israel entered direct confrontations with Hamas’ crude-rich patron Iran and with other of Tehran’s proxies, such as Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis.
    Ruxandra Iordache,Emma Graham, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The curfew came following brawls with police, a racist threat and gunfire that led to a riot in the heart of Milwaukee's Black neighborhood on the city's north side.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Seattle Seahawks pratice erupted into many brawls.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Slugfests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugfests. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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