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Recent Examples of slugfest
Wisconsin went on to upset LSU and Purdue before losing a slugfest in the national semifinals to Mateen Cleaves and eventual champion Michigan State.
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
In a defensive slugfest, the Mustangs pulled out a 49-45 win over Amador Valley (19-9, 3-6) at home to advance to the third round of the East Bay Athletic League playoffs.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Down two of its top frontcourt players and defenders, Duke endured three straight slugfests to complete its first outright sweep of the ACC’s regular-season and tournament championships since 2006.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Each and every encounter between the beefy bros will only up the animosity, leading to multiple actual slugfests.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Feb. 2025
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 20 Mar. 2025
In a defensive slugfest, the Mustangs pulled out a 49-45 win over Amador Valley (19-9, 3-6) at home to advance to the third round of the East Bay Athletic League playoffs.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Down two of its top frontcourt players and defenders, Duke endured three straight slugfests to complete its first outright sweep of the ACC’s regular-season and tournament championships since 2006.
—Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Each and every encounter between the beefy bros will only up the animosity, leading to multiple actual slugfests.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugfest
Noun
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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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Upstairs, Innie Mark had just finished a brutal fistfight with Drummond, which began with the security chief’s near-successful strangulation of Mark and ended with goat lady Lorne (Gwendoline Christie) throwing several key punches.—
Zoe G. Phillips,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The 36-year-old deGrom, who also remains in that conversation even on the backside of his career, was almost as good in Friday’s pitcher’s duel.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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The show is partially set before the events of Revenge of the Sith, which ends with Anakin’s transformation into Darth Vader after being severely injured in a lightsaber duel with Obi-Wan.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2025
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Fixed an issue where Yasuke could block with his teppo after being dismounted instead of his melee weapon.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The melee stemmed from an apparent altercation outside, per the GBI.—
Laura Barcella,
People.com,
26 Feb. 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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Toward the end there’s a punch-up, with several players involved.—
David Szalay,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2024
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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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The hard-throwing lefty dominated across 72 appearances (72.0 innings), notching a 1.75 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 84 punch-outs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The confrontation stopped and restarted as the man appeared to try to get the knife away from Perez over the fence.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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During the confrontation, the two men were shot, and both died on scene, officers said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Officials didn’t provide information about what might have sparked the brawl.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Geopolitical tensions have leaked into competitive sports as of late, with brawls and anti-Donald Trump chants coloring U.S.-Canadian hockey games.—
Story Hinckley,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Mar. 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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Saturday’s donnybrook at the Horseshoe may not have scared up the massive numbers that last year’s Ohio State-Michigan showdown delivered, but Fox’s broadcast of the 120th installment of The Game still ranks as the college football season’s second-biggest TV draw.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Dec. 2024
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“Slugfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugfest. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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