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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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On the day Clough was sacked as Leeds manager in 1974, he was invited onto local TV show Calendar: unknown to him, his predecessor and nemesis Don Revie was also a guest and there followed the most glorious squabble.The Athletic Staff, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Moments of belonging and love, from the laughter and meals shared to the inevitable squabbles, carry immense weight.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The game was getting testy and, after a dustup after the horn to end the second period, matching minors were handed out and the third started with a 4-on-4.Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2024
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Clearly, though, neither Sirianni nor Hurtt got the message to Carter, who was involved in several on-field dustups Sunday.Marcus Hayes, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 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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In 2016, the actress filed for divorce after accusing Pitt of physically abusing her and their children during an altercation on a private jet.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Two years ago, Jolie filed a countersuit over a dispute about the sale of her half of the pair’s winery that detailed an altercation in 2016 including Pitt being physically aggressive to both Jolie and their children.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2024
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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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In addition to engaging in regular border clashes with Israel, the group has supported Bashar al-Assad in his decimation of Syrian rebels and has been accused of assassinating Lebanese political figures who oppose Syrian or Iranian influence in the country.Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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New York City has seen mass demonstrations against Israel, including the encampments, antisemitic rallying cries and clashes with police seen at Columbia University and New York University earlier this year.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
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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 14 Jan. 2025.
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