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Recent Examples of catfight
Huge flat-screens split the difference, airing ESPN and Bravo side by side, with football tackles and catfights vying for diners’ attention.
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
Shelly is more socially astute than Donald, and gets into a gnarly catfight with her hubby’s much younger, social-media-climbing personal assistant/girlfriend V. Stiviano (Cleopatra Coleman), who loves flouting how smitten Sterling is with her.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Jack Hill uses this location to stage one of the great catfights in exploitation film history.
—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
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Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024
Shelly is more socially astute than Donald, and gets into a gnarly catfight with her hubby’s much younger, social-media-climbing personal assistant/girlfriend V. Stiviano (Cleopatra Coleman), who loves flouting how smitten Sterling is with her.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Jack Hill uses this location to stage one of the great catfights in exploitation film history.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catfight
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That is understandable given that the title race and top-flight survival are the league’s most consequential tussles.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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At some point, the driver got out of the car and got into a tussle with Reese and Girvin.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Many developers celebrate the rule as a handy way to evade the local ordinances and political squabbles that can hold up their projects.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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The trailer shows squabbles between contestants, a cutting board getting chopped in half and other tense moments.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Since Inauguration Day, as President Trump has sought to break the federal government, Christian leaders—tangling with Trump and, particularly, with his Vice-President, J. D. Vance—have wound up in a public dustup over the nature of charity.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2025
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This is a worthy topic due to the prevailing media handwringing that due to post-election disagreements, there will be salty dustups at the Thanksgiving table.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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The killings helped ignite the Revolutionary War that began following the April 19, 1775, skirmishes called the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the vastly bloodier June 17, 1775, Battle of Bunker Hill in Charlestown.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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Since the onset of Israel’s war against Hamas, the Israel Defense Forces engaged in cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah – including ground operations on Lebanese soil – until a ceasefire deal was struck late last year.—
Greg Norman,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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While some Iranian reformists have traditionally advocated for talks with the U.S., the Oval Office altercation has led to a reassessment.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Not that this is necessarily the reason but an AI bot making Oscar predictions is forecasting a Will Smith/Chris Rock-style altercation between Brody and Chalamet.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sridhar Ramaswamy has a war cabinet of workers and frequently gets into quarrels with staffers over AI ambition.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2025
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He’s been the attorney general for the state the last eight years, regularly an ally of litigation-ready Gov. Roy Cooper in quarrels with the Legislature.—
Alan Wooten | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Jan. 2025
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Chicago Fire April 19: Columbus Crew May 10: Minnesota United May 14: San Jose Earthquakes May 24: Philadelphia Union The good news for out-of-Miami Messi fans is that – so far – there are no direct schedule clashes between the Argentina national team schedule and the Herons’ itinerary.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The sun’s clash with Jupiter encourages you to accept a promising career opportunity!—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
2 Mar. 2025
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Thankfully things didn't escalate beyond a silent tiff in this case, but what should a traveler do in a similar situation to handle a pushy fellow passenger civilly?—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Between pulling together a charity event as the season finale and getting into minor and major tiffs with all the women as the season came to a close, the former QVC host really found her element and made an unassailable case for her return.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Catfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catfight. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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