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Binzer had another run-in with law enforcement in 2023 when he was arrested on a DUI charge, just days after a fan recorded a fistfight between Binzer and Bobby Reeves, according to TMZ.
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Luke Chinman, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Video posted on social media showed fistfights breaking out among protesters, some of whom wielded sticks and handles from signs as police in riot gear stood nearby.
—Nathan Solis, Richard Winton, Hannah Fry, Carlos Lozano and Paul Pringle Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 June 2024
Advertisement Video posted on social media showed fistfights breaking out among protesters, some of whom wielded sticks and handles from protest signs as police in riot gear stood nearby.
—Carlos Lozano, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
The scenario of a fistfight or assault in which a student reaches for a gun recently had deadly consequences just off campus near Washington Preparatory High, when a student was fatally shot by another student.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2024
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Luke Chinman, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
Video posted on social media showed fistfights breaking out among protesters, some of whom wielded sticks and handles from signs as police in riot gear stood nearby.
—Nathan Solis, Richard Winton, Hannah Fry, Carlos Lozano and Paul Pringle Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 25 June 2024
Advertisement Video posted on social media showed fistfights breaking out among protesters, some of whom wielded sticks and handles from protest signs as police in riot gear stood nearby.
—Carlos Lozano, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
The scenario of a fistfight or assault in which a student reaches for a gun recently had deadly consequences just off campus near Washington Preparatory High, when a student was fatally shot by another student.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fistfight
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Airline crew could not run the risk of a full-scale punch-up at 30,000ft.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Writers didn’t want to do punch-ups on potentially crummy AI scripts or have their words (or ideas) cannibalized by large language models that didn’t pay them a dime.Marah Eakin, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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One night after the Red Sox outlasted the Orioles in a 12-10 slugfest, the teams battled through a pitchers’ duel for five innings.Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
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Anyone tempted to take the over should keep in mind that most of Penn State's biggest games in recent years have been slugfests (21-7 over Illinois earlier this year, 28-13 over Wisconsin last week, not to mention last year's 20-12 loss to the Buckeyes and 24-15 loss to Michigan).Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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But after Israel responded in a relatively muted way, both countries moved on from the confrontation.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Police have not said what the confrontation was about, but according to the documents, Hue allegedly pulled a pistol from his waistband, pointed it at the students and told them to run.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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No one seems happy about our upcoming election, apart from maybe strategist James Carville, who always seems to enjoy a good bipartisan melee.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The home run soared into the stands in Miami, and a melee ensued to grab the souvenir.Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 16 Oct. 2024
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The Cowboys’ biggest deliveries were notched during their Week 3 duel with Baltimore, which averaged 27.29 million viewers on Fox, trailing only the previous week’s Bengals-Chiefs broadcast on CBS (27.87 million) for bragging rights as the season’s top linear-TV draw.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Dodgers won the first two in L.A., Game 2 featuring the duel between rookie Bob Welch and Reggie Jackson.Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 27 Oct. 2024
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Another video verified by NBC News showed a brawl break out outside Amsterdam Central Station after the game, in what the photographer described as an attack by Israeli fans on local residents.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Owens was supposed to face Randy Orton at WWE Crown Jewel, but the match never took place after the friends-turned-rivals got into a wild brawl before the bell rang.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Also featured are two selfie cameras, one on the cover display in a regular punch-out hole and a second under-display camera for the inner display.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
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And if that first goal showed off all the speed and skill that Smith possesses, the second one showed off her grit and determination, coming in stoppage time just before halftime, when Smith pushed back a punch-out from Vietnam’s heroic keeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh.Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023
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“Fistfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fistfight. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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