spars

verb

present tense third-person singular of spar
as in boxes

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  1. boxes
  2. punches
  3. bashes
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  • Guests learned about red panda conservation and were able to support the zoo’s red pandas through special animal adoption boxes available for purchase.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Pack in a picnic lunch from Ventura’s Harbor Cove Cafe, which boxes up sandwiches and snacks for visitors to the Channel Islands.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • Separate video of the chaotic confrontation shows two showgirls fighting with a man and a woman, and one of the performers pulls the woman's hair and repeatedly punches her in the face and body.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Derrick Henry punches it in from 3 yards out a play later to take the lead.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of punches
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  • Critical feedback bashes the push notification delays during heavy traffic windows, withdrawal verification times for new accounts and sudden line shifts.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • South Carolina Supreme Court bashes 'shocking jury interference' Murdaugh’s attorneys in his appeal argued the trial was tainted by Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill's improper comments to jurors, among other issues.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Definition of bashes
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“Spars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spars. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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