as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
the softball rivals met in an epic confrontation on the last weekend of the summer
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The man was reportedly out picking huckleberries when the confrontation occurred, according to a release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 July 2024
On April, 6, 2018, Lamb was involved in a physical confrontation with a corrections officer.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 19 July 2024
The confrontation When Fatou learned what had been done to her daughter, her first call was to her sister.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
After a second confrontation with Irish in Bellevue South Park that day, Frazier called 911, also reporting the earlier incident, and began to pursue Irish.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 July 2024
On April, 6, 2018, Lamb was involved in a physical confrontation with a corrections officer.
—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 19 July 2024
The confrontation When Fatou learned what had been done to her daughter, her first call was to her sister.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
After a second confrontation with Irish in Bellevue South Park that day, Frazier called 911, also reporting the earlier incident, and began to pursue Irish.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
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“Confrontation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confrontation. Accessed 3 Aug. 2024.
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