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Recent Examples of spar
Republicans continued to spar with Democrats over the pricetag in the committee meetings held on Wednesday.
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Monica Madden, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The hearing was contentious at times, with the judge and defense attorneys sparring over motions filed in advance of the hearing.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organizers sparred over the number of arrests as the organizers sought to show that the law was unworkable.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel, who have been publicly sparring since 2005, brought their ongoing feud to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire last night.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
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Monica Madden, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
The hearing was contentious at times, with the judge and defense attorneys sparring over motions filed in advance of the hearing.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organizers sparred over the number of arrests as the organizers sought to show that the law was unworkable.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel, who have been publicly sparring since 2005, brought their ongoing feud to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire last night.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spar
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In a corner Reluctance to cut welfare spending and raise taxes, while promising big-ticket spending on the NHS, defense, infrastructure and education, means that Labour has boxed itself into a corner, Peel Hunt's Chief Economist Kallum Pickering told CNBC.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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You guys couldn’t even agree on the Animals box all those years.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Like the clang of bells, the sound bypassed my ears and punched the air from my lungs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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His video shows the worker being punched and stomped on as others attempted to intervene.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
3 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
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From taking throat punches to brawling naked, the Oscar winner manages to balance the physical comedy of the film while still centering the story’s emotional heart.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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When the financial crisis hit in 2008, Mindy Fitzpatrick considered selling her family’s 6-acre wooded lot on Friendly Road.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Sticker shock, though, is expected to hit when consumers shop for 2026 model year cars and trucks as more of those vehicles arrive at dealer lots, according to Cox Automotive.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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That finally changed Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves when Tucker slugged a go-ahead three-run homer off left-hander Joey Wentz in the third inning.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Our family had spent the day knee-deep in Disillusionment Bay, gigging beach frogs and slugging fireweed tea.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Spar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spar. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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