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Recent Examples of slugfest
But unlike the Wimbledon example, there’s no final score the robots can reach to end their slugfest.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 23 July 2025
Rather than pick up where Man of Steel left off, this sequel rewinds to Superman’s battle with Zod, revealing that none other than Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) was caught up in the damage of the Kryptonian slugfest.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
Can the Cubs ride the momentum from their Saturday slugfest?
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
The game was a defensive slugfest, particularly in the second half.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugfest
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From a football perspective, this game would be a fistfight at the line of scrimmage.—
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Lowell plunders an emerald out of a wrecked ship, starts a fistfight with a local ruler, nearly dies when a boa constrictor wraps itself around her neck, and is wounded by an alligator.—
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Additionally, 35 people were also treated at the scene and in hospitals for various injuries, such as lacerations, blows and scrapes, Crónica reported.—
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The fourth quarter was a wild one, with each team trading blows.—
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Nothing but bleeps ahead of Sunday's divisional duel with the Los Angeles Rams.—
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The predictive duel for Best Picture The Globes are regarded by some as a frivolous event in which celebrities care less about the awards and more about the drinks at their tables.—
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The confrontation caused a melee afterward, which was caught on video.—
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The melee was broken up by authorities quickly, though the yelling continued as they were ushered out of the room.—
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But comics depend on feedback – punch-ups from fellow comedians and reactions from audiences – iterating jokes in the same way lean startups may innovate new products.—
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That said, the negative reputation surrounding the last lines in Jones’ thorny adaptation — a punch-up from Ellison’s original text that’s meaner and more sexist, no doubt — seems outsized.—
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During the portion of Thursday’s practice open to reporters, the Patriots practiced punch-out drills directly in front of reporters.—
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For a lower-stakes, breezier project, try a camellias-lilacs-and-sunflower wooden bouquet ($40) or a faintly Lovecraftian punch-out assembly kit for a venomous blue-ringed octopus ($40).—
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Frey said an incident Friday night that led to property damage at an area hotel and confrontation with police officers was an outlier to the largely peaceful events in recent days.—
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Ross argued that allowing local police to provide basic crowd control — rather than restricting coordination — could have reduced risks during recent confrontations.—
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Investigators aren't saying if there's a connection between Henderson's death and brawls at the bar.—
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The reminder didn’t dissuade at least five park visitors from participating in a 2023 brawl that was captured on video, showing a woman and man throwing punches at each other and wrestling before others joined in.—
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“Slugfest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugfest. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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