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Recent Examples of fistfight
The Who have been an infamously fractious band for their entire career, with frequent arguments between members that have even on occasion led to fistfights.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Apr. 2025
Remember: Every Hollywood fistfight is as choreographed as the climax of Dirty Dancing.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Eagles fan fires flare gun at fellow spectators during game, igniting flury of fistfights and arson charges
Caldwell is far from the first Eagles fan to exhibit questionable behavior at a game.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
However, the Lewis family has vehemently disputed that claim, saying the boys were inseparable, never got into fistfights and were not familiar with Bell Mountain.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Apr. 2025
Remember: Every Hollywood fistfight is as choreographed as the climax of Dirty Dancing.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Eagles fan fires flare gun at fellow spectators during game, igniting flury of fistfights and arson charges
Caldwell is far from the first Eagles fan to exhibit questionable behavior at a game.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
However, the Lewis family has vehemently disputed that claim, saying the boys were inseparable, never got into fistfights and were not familiar with Bell Mountain.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistfight
Noun
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Often, when shows do crossovers, the writers on one will do punch-up for their characters on the other.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
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Toward the end there’s a punch-up, with several players involved.—
David Szalay,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2024
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Game 1 of the NHL's Western Conference Finals was a figurative and literal slugfest, with nine goals scored and a massive brawl to end the contest, with the Dallas Stars beating the Edmonton Oilers 6-3.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Harker 39, Crystal Springs Uplands 39 Harker won a defensive slugfest as the Eagles edged Crystal Springs.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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In the ensuing violent confrontation, her son is killed.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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The tense confrontation was the latest flashpoint between the Trump administration and Chicago over immigration policies — a potentially ominous sign for what’s ahead for the nation’s third-largest city, which has long been in the president’s crosshairs.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Combine this with the melee weapon and shield rune upgrades, and players have several strategies to survive the demon horde onslaught.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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Having wandered into the middle of their melee in his pajamas, this timid, slightly nebbishy dude is a mystery to all of them.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025
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The game had the look of a pitchers’ duel going into the ninth inning with first-place Philadelphia leading 1-0 thanks to a home run from Trea Turner leading off the game.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
24 May 2025
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May departed with the Dodgers trailing 1-0 and was initially in line to be the hard-luck loser of a pitchers’ duel with Burnes, but Hernandez changed that with one swing.—
Kyle Glaser,
Oc Register,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Authorities attempted to limit the violence on the Seaside Heights boardwalk over the holiday weekend by imposing a 10 p.m. curfew on unaccompanied minors, but the brawls continued anyway, WABC reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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No one could agree on whether the brawl of as many as nine young men was limited to fists or if its participants were also kicking and stomping.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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The lefty was able to work his way out of trouble each time, first striking out Ozuna to end the third before getting a pair of punch-outs to end the fourth after initially putting two on with nobody out.—
Mac Cerullo,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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Asus chose to have a punch-out camera and obscure part of the screen rather than mount it in a larger bezel, which shows how form has come ahead of function.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistfight. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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