1
as in skirmish
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
the police broke up the fracas in the bar and threw both combatants in the lockup
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as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
police preparing for any fracas that might follow the soccer game
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Recent Examples of fracas
Former Sacramento Kings star DeMarcus Cousins is apologizing amid the fallout from his fracas with fans during a professional basketball game in Puerto Rico earlier this week.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The fracas all stemmed from a series of events recounted in a 1996 book by Charles Kipps called Cop Without a Badge, which tells Maher's story of working for several years as a confidential informant for the FBI, DEA, and other law enforcement agencies.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The increasingly public fracas between William and Renee Brinkerhoff has divided their four adult children.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
There was a fracas that earned the Nuggets and Clippers six technical fouls on Sunday, while the Pistons-Knicks and Rockets-Warriors series have been notably chippy, with technicals and flagrants frequent.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
The fracas all stemmed from a series of events recounted in a 1996 book by Charles Kipps called Cop Without a Badge, which tells Maher's story of working for several years as a confidential informant for the FBI, DEA, and other law enforcement agencies.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The increasingly public fracas between William and Renee Brinkerhoff has divided their four adult children.
—Justin Wingerter, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
There was a fracas that earned the Nuggets and Clippers six technical fouls on Sunday, while the Pistons-Knicks and Rockets-Warriors series have been notably chippy, with technicals and flagrants frequent.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fracas
Noun
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This is the third bench-clearing skirmish for the Angels this season, though none has resulted in ejections.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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That’s right, the first camp skirmish pitted a pair of rookies, tackle Josh Simmons and interior defensive lineman Omarr Norman-Lott, with Simmons appearing to land a right-handed blow to Norman-Lott’s helmet.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 July 2025
Noun
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Police in Cincinnati are investigating a viral video that shows what appears to be a violent brawl in the downtown section of the city.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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The match was a violent and bloody brawl between two of the era's biggest stars.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Navarro and Griffin have long had tension on the air, including past eye-rolling and clashes.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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The Thai Health Ministry said 15 civilians and one soldier had been killed and 46 civilians and 15 soldiers wounded in the clashes since Thursday.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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During the altercation, a man pulled a gun and shot Ramirez.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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See Jackie Christie and Chantel’s unfortunate altercation above.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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There is a battle shaping up for the fourth safety spot between Jefferson, rookie RJ Mickens and Kendall Williamson.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Some have been centered around critical positional battles while others have been about player holdouts turning into player hold-ins.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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At one point during the fight, Jose punched Pamela in the face.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Park previously had a fight scheduled on Aug. 9 against ex-world title challenger and No. 10 flyweight Steve Erceg.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of the dustups was over a traffic stop involving Mendenhall's daughter.—
Tim Evans,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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In a statement to CNBC, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t mention the dustup.—
Kate Rooney,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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“Fracas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fracas. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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