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Recent Examples of spar
As President Donald Trump spars with California's governor over immigration enforcement, Republicans in Congress called other Democratic governors to the Capitol on Thursday to question them over policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
The public clash comes as Newsom is sparring with Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over deployment of the National Guard, and potentially active-military Marines, following protests in California sparked over federal immigration enforcement operations.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Shares of the electric vehicle maker weighed on the market Thursday, tumbling 14%, as CEO Elon Musk sparred with President Donald Trump on social media.
—Sean Conlon,jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 June 2025
With melancholy and playfulness both, Seed threads in her own introspective voice-over and contemporary footage (poring over material, visiting her dad, sparring with a boyfriend).
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
The public clash comes as Newsom is sparring with Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over deployment of the National Guard, and potentially active-military Marines, following protests in California sparked over federal immigration enforcement operations.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Shares of the electric vehicle maker weighed on the market Thursday, tumbling 14%, as CEO Elon Musk sparred with President Donald Trump on social media.
—Sean Conlon,jesse Pound, CNBC, 5 June 2025
With melancholy and playfulness both, Seed threads in her own introspective voice-over and contemporary footage (poring over material, visiting her dad, sparring with a boyfriend).
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spar
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After my books had been boxed up for three years during various moves and travel, finally getting to unpack them in Baton Rouge felt like meeting old friends.—
Jack Barlow,
Christian Science Monitor,
18 June 2025
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Gottheimer with a confounding TV ad that used AI to portray him boxing with Trump, Spiller with a $35 million spend from his union, dwarfing every other candidate’s war chest.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
9 June 2025
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On the witness stand, Ventura described Combs stomping on her face in the back of an Escalade in 2009 and kicking and punching her repeatedly over the years.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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The 48-year-old father of three Marines was working a landscaping job when he was approached – before officers subdued Barranco and punched him multiple times in the back of the head, footage shows Barranco running while holding a weedwacker.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
26 June 2025
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The border state had been rife with turmoil as secessionists street brawled with unionists about whose side Maryland should join.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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When the Giants brawled with each other last Thursday, some NFL sources marveled that the Giants were even practicing hard enough to prompt a fight during OTAs, which are voluntary spring practices used to acclimate teams for the summer grind of training camp.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2025
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Earlier, in the fourth, Chisholm hit his fourth homer in his last five games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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Bregman hit 11 home runs in 226 plate appearances, a rate of one every 20.5 at bats.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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In the fifth, outfielder Bryan Reynolds slugged a leadoff homer then Pham struck again with an RBI single that stretched the Mets’ deficit to seven.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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The left-handed hitting Naylor also offered some protection in the middle of the lineup for slugging third baseman, Jose Ramirez.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Spar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spar. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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