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sparring match

NOUN

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action altercation argument battle bout brawl clash combat conflict confrontation contest controversy disagreement dispute duel exchange feud match melee quarrel riot rivalry round scuffle skirmish struggle war wrangling

STRONG

affray broil brush contention difficulty dissension dogfight engagement fisticuffs fracas fray free-for-all fuss hostility joust row ruckus rumble scrap scrimmage set-to strife tiff to-do tussle

WEAK

battle royal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement calm concord harmony peace quiet truce

STRONG

friendliness friendship kindness

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Over the weekend, he posted a long message complaining that the New York Times was planning to report that he’d gotten roughed up, injuring his shoulder, in a sparring match with an agency jujitsu instructor.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2025

Ed Power wrote in The Telegraph the "60-minute conversation was less a sparring match between Morgan and Fiona Harvey than a dreary question-and-answer session".

From BBC • May 10, 2024

Kwan: Not faces, it’s back, body, it’s like a sparring match to see who can slap each other more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

Boxer Muhammad Ali visited in 1976 and engaged Mr. Jacomo in a friendly sparring match; the manager later called it “the biggest thrill of my life.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2020

Come and enjoy their sparring match with me; I want to talk to you about one of my unfortunate parishioners.

From An Ambitious Man by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler

sparring match

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