as in skirmish
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
the two players got into a scrimmage off the court and got suspended
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Recent Examples of scrimmage
After the scrimmage, Malzahn seemed even more enamored than his boss.
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Joey Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
The Valkyries will travel to another U.S. city annually to visit, scrimmage, and engage with a local youth girls team—expanding access to the WNBA across markets.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Broncos began spring practices on March 10 and will have one more closed scrimmage next weekend before the April 19 spring game, which is open to the public and free to attend.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes on Saturday held their second scrimmage of the spring as the team gets near the end of its spring practice window.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Joey Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2025
The Valkyries will travel to another U.S. city annually to visit, scrimmage, and engage with a local youth girls team—expanding access to the WNBA across markets.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
The Broncos began spring practices on March 10 and will have one more closed scrimmage next weekend before the April 19 spring game, which is open to the public and free to attend.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 6 Apr. 2025
The Miami Hurricanes on Saturday held their second scrimmage of the spring as the team gets near the end of its spring practice window.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimmage
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Past skirmishes with Pakistan had allowed Modi to construct a triumphalist narrative of strength that played to his domestic audience.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
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Türkiye has been vocal about its support for Pakistan in the wake of the border skirmishes, and India has severed ties with several of its businesses and universities.—
Jasreen Mayal Khanna,
AFAR Media,
19 May 2025
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Trump tests legal strategies as judges block his policies As the clash becomes a defining moment in the president's second term, conservative activists are pushing Congress to rein in federal judges and pressing Trump to intensify his fight with the courts.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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The clash between Villaraigosa’s environmentalist credentials and oil-industry ties surfaced in the governor’s race after Valero announced in late April that its Bay Area refinery would close next year, not long after Phillips 66 said its Wilmington refinery would close in 2025.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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As a 60-person battle royale, matches can be extremely long and, in tournament play, repeat over and over for hours until a winning team can be crowned.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2025
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Salter is also in a quarterback battle with true freshman Julian Lewis.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
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The awards ceremony reception was being held outdoors when the fight between two adults led to the stabbing, a Fort Worth ISD spokesperson said in a statement.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 May 2025
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Even when cases of public console hacking have led to protracted legal fights—such as George Hotz's saga with the PS3 or Team Xecuter's Switch jailbreaks—console makers don't seem to have used technical means to completely disable offline functions for specific consoles.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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“Scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimmage. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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