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Recent Examples of spar
Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White and billionaire Mark Cuban sparred over their presidential picks on Wednesday.
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Bezos, on the other hand, sparred with Trump during his term as president.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
And Smith, the star of First Take, is positioning himself as a part of ESPN’s future as well (Smith is in contract negotiations with ESPN), with a number of regular commentators that Newton will join ready to spar over the sports news of the day.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Flaherty was removed from the game after the strikeout, but that didn’t quell the jawing, as Flaherty stood on the fringes of the dugout and continued to verbally spar with Machado throughout the bottom of the sixth.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Bezos, on the other hand, sparred with Trump during his term as president.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
And Smith, the star of First Take, is positioning himself as a part of ESPN’s future as well (Smith is in contract negotiations with ESPN), with a number of regular commentators that Newton will join ready to spar over the sports news of the day.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Flaherty was removed from the game after the strikeout, but that didn’t quell the jawing, as Flaherty stood on the fringes of the dugout and continued to verbally spar with Machado throughout the bottom of the sixth.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spar
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Box Union focuses on boxing to the beat of the music, whereas Rumble Boxing is similar to a nightclub with the use of black lights, but in the form of a fitness class.Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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But Castro doesn’t box himself or the band in just norteño.Griselda Flores, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
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There and elsewhere, the songs punch above the weight necessary for Christmas fluff, but most fail to clear the bar of justifying their presence in an already padded runtime.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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Cincy takes over near its own 10. Copied Share Bengals punch it in after marathon drive Rohan Nadkarni The Bengals are up 7-0 after a one-yard touchdown run by Chase Brown.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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In a heated encounter in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Owens attacked Orton with a steel chair pre-match, and the two former world champions brawled at ringside and into the crowd, with Orton even hitting Raw General Manager Adam Pearce with a vicious RKO.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Not for brawling with Deion Sanders at the 20-yard line of the Georgia Dome.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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In its earnings reported in October, Delta said U.S. travelers’ avoidance of Paris around the Olympics resulted in a $100 million revenue hit on its French routes.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The song, from 1959, first hit the top 10 over the 2020-21 holidays, becoming his fourth song to reach the tier.Gary Trust, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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This came a year after Bellinger was a National League MVP candidate after slugging 26 home runs with a .881 OPS.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Yankees have been built around getting runners on base and slugging their way into wins, ranking #4 during the regular season.Maury Brown, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Spar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spar. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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