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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

Example Sentences

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Earlier this month, Musk said on X that he planned to take legal action against Apple, causing a sparring match on the social media platform between him and OpenAI’s Altman.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2025

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

The candidates return on Thursday for the national English-language debate, usually the most widely watched political sparring match on the campaign calendar.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2021

It was perhaps less of a sparring match with a witness than an attempt to turn the whole thing into a joke, into a version of an Abbott and Costello routine.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2019

And the two went off into an uproarious sparring match like a couple of youngsters.

From The End of the Rainbow by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

sparring match

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