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
In his stead, Morris Duggan got start Sunday; Devin Padelford received the start in RSL scrimmage.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Led by Zack Charbonnet’s 193 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns in Glendale, Arizona, Seattle swept its division rival.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Similar to Rosenhaus, Hill always maintained that the joint scrimmages with the Commanders were the initial source of his injury.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
The rim-protecting center is back to full-contact five-on-five scrimmages but is still working into game shape.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025
Led by Zack Charbonnet’s 193 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns in Glendale, Arizona, Seattle swept its division rival.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Similar to Rosenhaus, Hill always maintained that the joint scrimmages with the Commanders were the initial source of his injury.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2025
The rim-protecting center is back to full-contact five-on-five scrimmages but is still working into game shape.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimmage
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The clashes are a sign of growing tensions at the Lebanon-Syria border, northeast of the Beqaa valley, where predominantly Shiite Lebanese villages have seen skirmishes with Syrian soldiers in recent weeks.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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After his skirmish with Diarra, Neal waved his arms to fire up Creighton fans in the sellout crowd.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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The order’s provision to outlaw post-Election Day ballot tabulation sets up a clash between Trump and California. County officials are given nearly a month to process ballots and millions of ballots in the state are counted in the days and weeks after an election.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Dudek was promoted when his predecessor resigned, in mid-February, following clashes with DOGE staffers who were attempting to access information about Social Security recipients.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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The 65-year-old Augustinian friar and his three fellow monks, who have dedicated their lives to silent prayer inside Florence’s Santo Spirito monastery, are preparing to go into battle over plans to open a luxury retirement home on the site.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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What else is going on Point Reyes’ historic dairies have been ousted after a legal battle.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Can blue cities and states, nonprofits and good-hearted corporations keep up the fight without any federal help?—
Bill Weir,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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This is not the moment to slow down the fight or turn our backs on TB.—
Peter Sands,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimmage. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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