spar

verb

Definition of sparnext
as in to box

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Recent Examples of spar Part of it was immaturity, and part of it was following the lead of Sonny Liston, a former heavyweight champion who worked with Sadler and would come to Hayward on occasion to spar with Foreman before his death in 1970. — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025 The on-air clash erupted when the two were sparring over Elon Musk’s ethics. — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025 Unnamed in the roughly 20-minute plea was House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Miami Republican with whom the governor has been sparring since the beginning of the year over issues ranging from immigration-enforcement to tax cuts. — Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025 Since returning to office, Trump has defined his foreign policy by tariffs and taking a more critical approach to U.S. aid to Ukraine, sparring with President Volodymyr Zelensky in the first few months of his term. — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spar
  1. box
  2. punch
  3. brawl
  4. hit
  5. slug
Verb
  • There was also Crown Royal, a gallon of Grey Goose Vodka, Hennessy XO and boxed wine.
    — Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Leonard Ellerbe helped boxing icon Floyd Mayweather Jr. make millions of dollars.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of box
Verb
  • My job involved taking a frying pan cover off a conveyor belt, using a press to punch a hole, attaching a fly wheel and returning the finished product to the conveyor belt.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Inside the courtroom, supporters of For Women Scotland cheered, punched the air, hugged and cried.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of punch
Verb
  • Punk and Rollins brawled, and the brawl ended when Rollins outsmarted Punk and hit him with a Stomp.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Punk cut an insanely good promo, addressing Cena’s heel turn and ultimately brawling with Seth Rollins.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of brawl
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The right-handed-hitting Joe could be the Opening Day starter in left field, with Chris Sale scheduled to pitch for the Atlanta Braves.
    — Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of hit
Verb
  • The Cubs quickly got two batters on and up came Kelly, who slugged his second homer of the day — his sixth of the season — and pulled the Cubs to within one.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The Cubs’ 16-0 blowout was so significant in the late innings that Workman, 25, got another at-bat off Rojas in the ninth, slugging a two-run double for his first RBIs.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of slug

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