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Related Articles President Donald Trump spars with Maine’s governor at the White House over transgender athletes
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Win McNamee/Getty Images At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills after threatening to withhold federal funds from her state over the issue of transgender athletes.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
The companies are sparring over financial terms, with Paramount seeking a rate hike.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The business moguls have a long, complicated relationship that colored plenty of the 2024 presidential campaign as the reality stars sparred from afar.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
Win McNamee/Getty Images At a White House event with a bipartisan group of governors Friday, President Donald Trump briefly sparred with Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills after threatening to withhold federal funds from her state over the issue of transgender athletes.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
The companies are sparring over financial terms, with Paramount seeking a rate hike.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
The business moguls have a long, complicated relationship that colored plenty of the 2024 presidential campaign as the reality stars sparred from afar.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spar
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Instead, the goal is to box out China and strengthen U.S. economic security and national security by securing support from Canada and Mexico.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Philadelphia Eagles also sold a minority stake, though not to private equity, in a deal that valued the Super Bowl LIX champs at $8.3 billion. Between the lines: Many NFL teams are owned by families and wealthy individuals with no intention of leaving the owners box any time soon.—
Tim Baysinger,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025
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For about $4 per U.S. resident, the NWS provides critical information that punches far above its weight.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Authorities said McCann-Ortiz repeatedly threatened to kill them and punched and kicked one of the victims who was seriously injured.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Everything explodes during a solstice dinner, when Shauna spits in Mari’s venison stew, which leads to the two girls brawling right there at the dinner table.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cut to the two men brawling in the bowels of a derelict ship in the Miami port, where Spencer has imprisoned and ultimately attempts to drown his son to evade capture.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The 26-year-old Maleficent star was one of the first to hit the carpet, floating in a white gown that was chosen after a hands-on fitting with Burton, 51, herself.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Xiaomi’s shares, which are listed in Hong Kong, hit a record high this week.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2025
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August was one of those months, as batters slugged .857 on two-strike four-seamers.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Mia Cortez, Sr., SS, Arlington One of the top returners in Riverside County and an All-Southern Section Division 3 first-team selection last year, Cortez turned heads as a junior after slugging .833, with 35 hits, 24 RBIs and 17 doubles while posting a .530 average and a 1.401 OPS.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Spar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spar. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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