as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
the police had to break up an affray that started between fans of the opposing teams
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Recent Examples of affray
Tione Jayden Merritt, 24, was taken into custody on a first-degree misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct-affray, aka a fight.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
According to a statement from the Seminole Police Department obtained by Rolling Stone, the Bronx rapper has been charged with disorderly conduct—affray, which is classified as a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida law.
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Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Washington was charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior and simple affray.
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Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Nov. 2025
Paul Doyle admitted to dangerous driving, affray, 17 charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, nine counts of causing GBH with intent, and three counts of wounding with intent, the BBC reports.
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Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
26 Nov. 2025
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
According to a statement from the Seminole Police Department obtained by Rolling Stone, the Bronx rapper has been charged with disorderly conduct—affray, which is classified as a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida law.
—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Washington was charged with intoxicated and disruptive behavior and simple affray.
—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Nov. 2025
Paul Doyle admitted to dangerous driving, affray, 17 charges of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent, nine counts of causing GBH with intent, and three counts of wounding with intent, the BBC reports.
—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for affray
Noun
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Thirteen players, including four Australians, are ejected for their part in the brawl.
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The Red Sox and Nationals turned a regular June game into the biggest baseball brawl of the season after Boston hothead Willson Contreras completely lost it.
Noun
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While Blutinger was speaking, history professor Jonathan Roth attempted to take video of the protesters in the hallway and got into a physical altercation with a female student who tried to block him from doing so.
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During that altercation, the other person shot Perkins several times, police said.
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“Affray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affray. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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