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Recent Examples of slugfest
Well, that many people reportedly tried to watch it, but due to the crush of interest and tune-ins, many reported experiencing buffering problems and glitches that interrupted what turned out to be a surprisingly banal slugfest.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Sweeney had been looking to add physicality to the team and Thursday’s slugfest with Toronto confirmed that was an area which needed to be addressed.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano on Friday night in a slugfest remarkably similar to the original two years ago, ahead of the main event Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson showdown.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
A week after surviving a back-and-forth slugfest with Windsor in the quarterfinals behind junior Emmitt Munson’s second straight 100-yard game on the ground, the Panthers head north to take on a rugged Mavericks squad that’s allowing just 9.5 points/game.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Sweeney had been looking to add physicality to the team and Thursday’s slugfest with Toronto confirmed that was an area which needed to be addressed.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
Katie Taylor defeated Amanda Serrano on Friday night in a slugfest remarkably similar to the original two years ago, ahead of the main event Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson showdown.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2024
A week after surviving a back-and-forth slugfest with Windsor in the quarterfinals behind junior Emmitt Munson’s second straight 100-yard game on the ground, the Panthers head north to take on a rugged Mavericks squad that’s allowing just 9.5 points/game.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugfest
Noun
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Barker played against type to star as a golf partner with Gilmore, a star-crossed pairing that devolves into an on-course fistfight in the comedy.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2024
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The expectation was for an orgy of merchandise and fistfights over whatever happened to be left on the shelves.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
1 Aug. 2024
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The game figures to be tight, and for a while now, coach Andy Reid’s Chiefs have been winning such duels.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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His brawn did not correlate with a ranking in the bottom seven per cent of defenders from Europe’s top five leagues for aerial duels won and in the bottom one per cent for tackles won.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Vinicius Jr laughed from the sidelines as assistant Francesco Mauri took him away from the melee.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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Rozier back: Guard Terry Rozier was back for the Heat after serving a one-game NBA suspension for his role in Sunday night’s melee in the road victory over the Houston Rockets.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
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Often, when shows do crossovers, the writers on one will do punch-up for their characters on the other.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
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Toward the end there’s a punch-up, with several players involved.—
David Szalay,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2024
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The hard-throwing lefty dominated across 72 appearances (72.0 innings), notching a 1.75 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 84 punch-outs.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Nov. 2024
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Asus chose to have a punch-out camera and obscure part of the screen rather than mount it in a larger bezel, which shows how form has come ahead of function.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
26 Nov. 2024
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An Israeli soldier was injured in the confrontation, the military said.—
Matthew Mpoke Bigg,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The two still-unidentified men reportedly talked about being armed and tried to provoke a confrontation.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump's comments inspired some Jan. 6 defendants to ask judges for delays in court action, spurred some to lobby for reprieves, demoralized some police officers injured in the attack and threatened a political brawl over the potential for turning loose people convicted of seditious conspiracy.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Guida’s epic brawl with Diego Sanchez on the Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Finale was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Saturday’s donnybrook at the Horseshoe may not have scared up the massive numbers that last year’s Ohio State-Michigan showdown delivered, but Fox’s broadcast of the 120th installment of The Game still ranks as the college football season’s second-biggest TV draw.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
4 Dec. 2024
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Once, according to a story pitcher George Brunet told Sports Illustrated, a manager’s argument with an umpire turned into an all-out donnybrook involving players and fans and photographers and reporters, too.—
Rustin Dodd,
The Athletic,
26 Aug. 2024
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“Slugfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugfest. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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