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as in clash
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
they were thrown out of the party after starting a brawl
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as in altercation
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
the student drama society's decision to put on the controversial play prompted a brawl at the school board meeting
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as in roar
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
we could hear the brawl of the river rapids ahead of us before we could actually see them
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
the Wilsons were always loudly brawling, and the neighbors were always shutting their windows
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Recent Examples of brawl
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 6 May 2025
What To Know Footage of the brawl shows several people chasing after one man in a white t-shirt, going from the luggage retrieval area of the debarkation point to what appears to be a hallway leading to either another room or the ship.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Punk and Rollins brawled, and the brawl ended when Rollins outsmarted Punk and hit him with a Stomp.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Lots could change in the next 78 weeks, but the most likely scenario for the fall of 2026 is that there will be a brawl for the 20 tightest swing districts.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 6 May 2025
What To Know Footage of the brawl shows several people chasing after one man in a white t-shirt, going from the luggage retrieval area of the debarkation point to what appears to be a hallway leading to either another room or the ship.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
Read the interview » J. D. Vance brawls with the Catholic Church.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Punk and Rollins brawled, and the brawl ended when Rollins outsmarted Punk and hit him with a Stomp.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brawl
Noun
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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest and ensuing indictment has escalated a clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and local authorities over the Republican’s sweeping immigration crackdown.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest and ensuing indictment has escalated a clash between President Trump’s administration and local authorities over the Republican’s sweeping immigration crackdown.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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The jury also saw photos of injuries Ventura sustained from an altercation in December 2011 and photos of her with a black eye mostly concealed by sunglasses in Jamaica in 2013 or 2014.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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An altercation that took place in 2020 resulted in a personal injury lawsuit against Cook by Daniel Cragg and Anne St. Amant on behalf of Gracelyn Trimble (who was apparently injured in the altercation) in the Dakota County District Court in Minnesota.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The ensuing roar caused Bryson DeChambeau, standing on the 17th green, to reset his pre-shot routine.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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On the drivable par-4 14th, Scheffler caused a roar in the crowd with an excellent tee shot to set up a short eagle putt.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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But if Trump follows through on his intent to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, that may leave Israel and Turkey to bicker over the country without adult supervision.—
Shira Efron,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Apr. 2025
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Morrow and Turner bickered their way in and out of romance amid the tundra and always called one another by their last names, which was weirdly endearing.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
6 May 2025
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Some demons fire hellish blasts at you while others leap in with hard-hitting melee attacks.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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To his horror, Rick saw that his girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) had been shot in the melee, lying near death on the ground.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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But that same morning, the party suffered a setback that may be more consequential: losing control of the state board that sets voting rules and adjudicates election disputes.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
16 May 2025
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If not, the consumer can file a dispute with the credit card issuer, Kiernan said.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Adverse weather and a steady stream of tariff headlines likely early into the quarter created a bunch of noise that could’ve dampened customer purchases.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
18 May 2025
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Kil noted that one of the features of the town hall remodel project will deaden the noise from the passing trains, which at times can drown out speakers during town meetings.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Families fight, yes, but there’s a mean streak here that feels misplaced.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Mothers whose children were killed by drunk drivers fight grief through Mothers Against Drunk Driving, or M.A.D.D.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
9 May 2025
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“Brawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brawl. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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