sparring

verb

present participle of spar
as in boxing

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  1. boxing
  2. punching
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  • He was stripped of his heavyweight title, barred from boxing for more than three years and convicted of draft evasion.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But for Gonzales, the gym has always been about more than boxing.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of boxing
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  • In the film, ex-girlfriend Jill Jones reportedly accused Prince of repeatedly punching her in 1984.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One recent City Series game at Wrigley also had three arrests and included viral brawl that many Cubs fans blamed on Sox fans, though video showed a guy in a Cubs jersey was punching a guy in a Cubs jersey as well.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of punching
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“Sparring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sparring. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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