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Recent Examples of spar
The 17-year-old joins a steady stream of fighters on mats spattered with sweat, blood and occasional tears to spar under the watchful eye of Mansouri, a former professional MMA fighter who founded the space in 2020.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump and O'Donnell have been sparring since the comedian and former talk show host's days on The View nearly two decades ago.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Featuring a hostile-looking leprechaun with both fists up, as if prepared to spar, the logo was associated with the South Bend, Indiana, school as Notre Dame claimed football national championships in 1966, 1973, 1977 and 1988 and played in national title games in 2012 and again last season.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Republicans continued to spar with Democrats over the pricetag in the committee meetings held on Wednesday.
—Monica Madden, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Trump and O'Donnell have been sparring since the comedian and former talk show host's days on The View nearly two decades ago.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Featuring a hostile-looking leprechaun with both fists up, as if prepared to spar, the logo was associated with the South Bend, Indiana, school as Notre Dame claimed football national championships in 1966, 1973, 1977 and 1988 and played in national title games in 2012 and again last season.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
Republicans continued to spar with Democrats over the pricetag in the committee meetings held on Wednesday.
—Monica Madden, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spar
Verb
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Where truth is boxed and shelved, not wrestled with.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Put frankly, dismissing intention has boxed the ivory tower into a corner for its ability to handle difficult conversations relating to religion.—
Matthew Mayhew,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the biggest red flag comes in the first episode when Laura sees Cherry punch a guy on the street shortly after their first family dinner in London.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sports could be dangerous even without brawling in UFC’s Octagon, an eight-sided cage.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
10 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
Verb
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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
Verb
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Volpe has gone from a Gold Glove star with the potential to slug 30 home runs in a season to a negative player across the board, who happens to run into home runs every so often.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Rizzo played in 155 games, slugged 32 home runs, drove in 109, won the Gold Glove and the Platinum Glove.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Spar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spar. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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