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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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Smith outlined legal tussles over executive privilege, the Supreme Court’s July ruling on presidential immunity, and Trump’s scare tactics.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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That will happen regardless of whether the Commanders move past their NFC wild card tussle with the Buccaneers or not.—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Status Matching Also Controversial Another line has its own loyalty squabble.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, their ineptness and inexperience with covert operations result in countless squabbles.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 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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Navigating the map from an overworld view, akin to looking at a tabletop game from above, leads to quicker, bite-sized skirmishes, optional short objectives, and requests from characters that build up your bonds.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2025
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There’s usually not even time for trash talk between opponents; that has to wait for the inevitable post-whistle skirmish.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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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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At stake in the clash with rival Buffalo Bills is a trip to the Super Bowl and a bid for a historic Super Bowl three-peat for the Chiefs.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Bruins are flying high after a 2-0 shutout win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, and with a strong defensive showing and reliable goaltending, Boston will look to carry that momentum into Saturday's clash.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 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 29 Jan. 2025.
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