SKIRMISHING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

skirmishing

verb

present participle of skirmish

as in brawling

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as in exploring

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Combs was previously placed in solitary confinement after brawling with another inmate back in July.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Latino culture typecasts hombres as eternal machos always a few drinks away from brawling or bawling.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of brawling

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The neighborhood/area Lucknam is brilliantly placed for exploring the nearby city of Bath and the Cotswolds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Researchers are also exploring whether gut health may influence retinal health, although that connection is still emerging.

— Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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Adam Rodriguez as Ruben Chapa, a trainer at the local El Centro boxing gym.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Eubank Jr was seven years older than Benn, five years further into his professional career and, more pertinently, boxing at middleweight, three weight classes higher than super-lightweight Benn.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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Soon, however, the Kings’ fondness for probing the strangest possible intersections of legal practice pushes Cupertino in odd and hilarious directions.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Semafor reported this week that the Federal Reserve has been probing how banks that lend to private-credit firms vet the loans that serve as their collateral, an admission that has spooked investors on Wall Street and around the world.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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An alcoholic drink will give you a buzz, but if someone laced it with something dangerous, a new poison-snooping patch will buzz your skin to warn you.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Cady had injected some narcotic into a Georgia peach to knock Natalie out ahead of his confrontation with Crystal on the houseboat, but Ray snooping around on the Bowdens’s behalf led to this deadly improvisation.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Definition of snooping

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That time comes out of prospecting, planning and relationship expansion.

— Satish Avhad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The prospecting company, now called Hydroma, had a small electrical plant constructed to convert the gas into power for the village’s residents.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026

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Last month, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the 4th Circuit had prematurely halted the rule, finding that the FCC must issue a decision on the Democratic candidates’ petition for review before the appeals court can get involved.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The power of finding joy and hope through adversity is also a big lesson.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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