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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spar
Verb
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Those agreements effectively boxed out Google's rivals, the DOJ said.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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His administration has said its tariffs would enable trade negotiations that would box out China, the world’s dominant manufacturer.—
Colleen Barry and Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Inside the courtroom, supporters of For Women Scotland cheered, punched the air, hugged and cried.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2025
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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
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The troubles escalated in 2023, when patients brawled, a patient was raped by his roommate and another patient died under suspicious circumstances.—
Katie Mettler,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Apr. 2025
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Read the interview » J. D. Vance brawls with the Catholic Church.—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
12 Feb. 2025
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The match began with Uso and Gunther going back and forth with each Superstar hitting their signature moves.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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New York’s forward did so by staying attached through the bazillion screens Detroit set and recovering when he was hit.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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“Spar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spar. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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