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.
—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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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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Budget brawl House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley chats with legislators during the 2025 Georgia Legislative session.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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Suwałki police said in their release that officers responded to a report of a brawl that happened during a wedding reception held in an apartment in Suwałki.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Charles Melton plays an American GI named Private K who’s trying to locate his daughter and keeps getting into bloody altercations.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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The argument escalates into a physical altercation, with the two characters coming to blows in the middle of the newsroom.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Affray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affray. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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