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Recent Examples of catfight
Jack Hill uses this location to stage one of the great catfights in exploitation film history.
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Odie Henderson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Political consultant/producer Andy Cohen has glamorized the catfight — a step down from Clare Boothe Luce’s The Women.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 May 2024
While there are catfights aplenty, most come off as perfunctory and declawed.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
All the subsequent [catfights] that have been forced upon people were not motivated.
—EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
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Odie Henderson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Political consultant/producer Andy Cohen has glamorized the catfight — a step down from Clare Boothe Luce’s The Women.
—Armond White, National Review, 22 May 2024
While there are catfights aplenty, most come off as perfunctory and declawed.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
All the subsequent [catfights] that have been forced upon people were not motivated.
—EW.com, 28 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catfight
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During Week 13 of the 1994 season, the Dolphins (7-4) and Jets (6-5) were in a tussle for first place in the AFC East at the Meadowlands.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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Georgian anti-Putin drama The Antique, which is that nation’s Oscar entry, has returned to the courts rather than big screens amid a quagmire of legal tussles.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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Here are some of the wildest moments from the documentary, from dramatic guest stories to showbiz squabbles.William Earl, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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But ultimately, the argument being made by many Republicans that the House could ill afford an early-hours intra-party squabble was insufficient to spare the GOP a family fight from the start.Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
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In a hypothetical military dustup between the two members of NATO, Denmark could invoke the alliance’s sacred mutual-defense clause against the U.S. Article 5 states that an attack on one is an attack on all.Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
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Hilaria was annoyed by his many dustups with the press and tried to make peace.Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 July 2024
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The ugly scene on a suburban street was a harbinger of skirmishes to come.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Houston teammates then ran in to defend their teammate, as well, leading to a skirmish that spilled out of bounds while Lawrence remained on the turf, still on his back, as medical personnel tended to him.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Following the altercation, the woman’s mother stormed out of the room, leaving the family divided on who was right in the situation.Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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When an altercation erupted between a rioter and a Capitol Police officer, the document said, Roe — with the pitchfork in his right hand — moved forward and pushed the officer with his left hand.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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The heads of corporate branding cook up a brief, a design firm answers with a litany of slides, and, after iterations, interventions, and internal quarrels, the sign arrives in the physical plane, with glossy acrylic letterforms and antiseptic light.Laura Preston, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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The key is to keep communication clear and avoid overreacting to petty quarrels and misunderstandings.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Venus and Jupiter’s clash facilitates temporary compromises.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Fury’s latest defeat to Usyk set up the possibility of a titanic all-British clash with Anthony Joshua, a fight which has been talked about for years.Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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Castle Pines responded by asking Crews for the injunction and complained that the Brinkerhoff tiff was distracting the club from its PGA BMW Championship in late August.Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
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Their tiff is our gain—more monthly dividends to buy.Brett Owens, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Catfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catfight. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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