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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

Example Sentences

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Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s recent brush with mortality reminds us how clearly his administration showed that people, not impersonal forces, make history—especially men of vision and courage like him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

They looked exhausted and relieved on full-time, like they'd had a brush with ghosts rather than dragons.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

They walked in silence for a long time through dense, flat brush with thin trees rising straight and high all around them.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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