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brush with

VERB

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack battle challenge clash meet protect resist

STRONG

altercate assault bicker box brawl buck contend dispute duel feud grapple joust oppugn quarrel repel rowdy scrap scuffle skirmish spar strive struggle tiff tilt traverse tug tussle war withstand wrangle wrestle

WEAK

bandy with bear arms carry on war cross swords do battle exchange blows flare-up go to war mix it up ply weapons take all comers take the field take up the gauntlet wage war

Antonyms

STRONG

agree give in make peace surrender yield

WEAK

believe support uphold

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Historic freezes in 1894 and 1895 nearly eradicated the industry, its first and last real brush with old-world calamity.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

But that’s not what SoCal locals found in their first real brush with ticket access over the past week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Fellow presenters offered words of support after Minchin revealed her brush with the freezing cold.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

But Milton, who denied he committed any fraud at Nikola and said he was falsely charged, said his close brush with prison left him stronger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Of his first brush with gross anatomy: “One scene with people carrying legs over their shoulders to the sink to wash out the feces just turned my stomach, and I was done.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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