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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugfests
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Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.
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Despite the blows to Eurovision’s finances and viewership from the boycott, the contest is eyeing expansion, with a spinoff Eurovision Song Contest Asia due to take place in Bangkok in November.
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There was a bunch of melees on the ice today.
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College basketball games recently have turned into full-contact melees after hard fouls on the court.
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As with many Latin American and African teams, Paraguay defend deep and are extremely physical in duels and aerial battles.
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On Wednesday, Tillman won nine duels — the most of anyone who played on either side — and had five dangerous interceptions, a metric used in soccer that accounts for stopping an attack.
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Drama unfolds as tears are shed, confrontations occur and someone is asked to leave.
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Ever delves into catastrophic confrontations over fences, noise, and general bad behavior.
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Interspersed with the adventure – and quite a few brawls with bad guys – are flashbacks to Kara’s time on Krypton and adopting Krypto.
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Such brawls can ignite without warning, and are among the reasons humans are forbidden by county law to get within 50 feet of the horses.
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“Slugfests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugfests. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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