as in skirmish
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
the two players got into a scrimmage off the court and got suspended
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Recent Examples of scrimmage
Pulaski County's Andrew Dodson's head hit the turf during a spring scrimmage.
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The programs have played in the Citrus Bowl and Music City Bowl in the last 10 years, but a spring scrimmage would probably feel bigger than those matchups.
—Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Lot at Creekside, across from the San Jose Diridon station on Montgomery Street, will be transformed into a soccer village from noon to 4 p.m., featuring players from Bay Area pro teams, soccer scrimmages, food trucks and a Battle of the Bay DJ showdown.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
It’s just been this scrimmage between forces and society and people for so long.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The programs have played in the Citrus Bowl and Music City Bowl in the last 10 years, but a spring scrimmage would probably feel bigger than those matchups.
—Marc Weiszer, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The Lot at Creekside, across from the San Jose Diridon station on Montgomery Street, will be transformed into a soccer village from noon to 4 p.m., featuring players from Bay Area pro teams, soccer scrimmages, food trucks and a Battle of the Bay DJ showdown.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
It’s just been this scrimmage between forces and society and people for so long.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrimmage
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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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
Noun
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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
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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
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
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“Scrimmage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrimmage. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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