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Recent Examples of slugfest
Despite their erratic bullpen, and injuries and mediocre performances from much of their starting rotation, the Braves feel a lot better about their overall situation because their offense is again potent enough to keep them in most games and win plenty of slugfests.
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
From there, the two threw caution to the wind and engaged in a slugfest that Abdul-Malik got the best of.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
This all leads, of course, to the slugfest promised by the film’s title.
—EW.com, 8 May 2025
Coming off a seven-game slugfest against the Houston Rockets, Golden State raced into an early lead against a sluggish-looking Minnesota team which struggled to get to grips with the Warriors’ dynamic ball-movement and shooting.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
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David O'Brien, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
From there, the two threw caution to the wind and engaged in a slugfest that Abdul-Malik got the best of.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
This all leads, of course, to the slugfest promised by the film’s title.
—EW.com, 8 May 2025
Coming off a seven-game slugfest against the Houston Rockets, Golden State raced into an early lead against a sluggish-looking Minnesota team which struggled to get to grips with the Warriors’ dynamic ball-movement and shooting.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugfest
Noun
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After an exchange of words, the two got into a fistfight.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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An epic legal battle between the two in the 1990s featured a courtroom fistfight.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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The quarterback then took it up a notch, challenging fans to a shotgun duel near the 17th tee.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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More encouraging still is how seamlessly Carreras slotted into that position against Atletico, completing 74 of his 78 passes, winning all eight of his ground duels and defending the wide spaces well.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Two of the guys in the melee were trying to rob him of his drugs.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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But the news and images of the Alabama attacks, including a single photo from the Birmingham bus station melee that pictured a dozen men attacking Person on the ground, inspired a new movement of activists.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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That said, the negative reputation surrounding the last lines in Jones’ thorny adaptation — a punch-up from Ellison’s original text that’s meaner and more sexist, no doubt — seems outsized.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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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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But back in the 2010s, Kershaw was a dominant strikeout pitcher who recorded at least 200 punch-outs in a season seven times during the ten-year span from 2010 to 2019.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 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
Noun
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According to police, 38-year-old Cynthia Valeska Díaz Sosa was arrested July 9 in Key West after a confrontation with another driver, Perla DeMiller.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
18 July 2025
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Midas kills Araña after a confrontation fueled by accusations of betrayal.—
Time,
Time,
18 July 2025
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Chelsea's 3-0 FIFA Club World Cup victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday, with President Donald Trump in attendance, was marred by a postgame brawl.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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In 2004, the two sides engaged in an ugly brawl with just under six minutes to play.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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In short, this super-sized donnybrook does not seem likely to quiet down anytime soon.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Completing the quartet is Justin Withers’ Demetrius, who unleashes his comic chops during a hilarious donnybrook.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Slugfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugfest. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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