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dogfight

[dawg-fahyt, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌfaɪt, ˈdɒg- /
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 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 sparring match
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accord agreement calm concord harmony peace quiet truce
STRONG
friendliness friendship kindness
NOUN
slugfest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
altercation brawl fisticuffs fracas free-for-all melee ruckus tussle
STRONG
argument battle bout clash conflict dispute engagement feud fray riot rumble struggle war
WEAK
battle royal donnybrook
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreement calm harmony peace

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Does she think it got too much for her Dogfight co-star Phoenix?

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2020

Dogfight L.A. and O.C. premiere of this musical based on the 1991 film about a young Marine and the seemingly ordinary young woman he meets the night before he ships out to Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2016

Dogfight, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, book by Peter Duchan.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2015

Segarra has been seen off-Broadway in "Dogfight" and on Broadway in "Lysistrata Jones."

From US News • Apr. 13, 2015

The show has music and lyrics by Breedlove, a New York singer-songwriter, and a book by Peter Duchan, who wrote the libretto for the recent Off Broadway musical "Dogfight."

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2012

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