confrontation
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Synonyms
ball game, battle, combat, competition, conflict, contention, contest, dogfight, duel, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare
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The short clip of the incident appears to show two officers in a confrontation with the teenage boy and a woman. — London Gibson, Indianapolis Star, "IMPD chief: Punch in Shortridge High School incident captured on video was 'not taught or reasonable'," 31 Aug. 2019 Police gleaned that the victim had been involved in some sort of confrontation with the shooter. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego police seeking gunman after 27-year-old shot in Mt. Hope," 30 Aug. 2019 Tony Harper testified his brother was his best friend and would've never been in a physical confrontation with an officer. — Lavendrick Smith, Dallas News, "Family of man shot to death by Dallas officer testifies he'd never fight police, always said, 'I'm running'," 21 Aug. 2019 Video of the confrontation between Garner and the officers trying to arrest him for selling untaxed cigarettes drew outrage and was viewed millions of times online. — Tom Hays, The Denver Post, "NYPD fires officer for 2014 death of Eric Garner," 19 Aug. 2019 According to state police, Doran Shumway, 52, of 60 James Dr. had some sort of confrontation with a man at his home about 10:30 p.m. and struck the victim in the arm and chest with a machete. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "North Windham man arrested after attacking man with a machete," 25 July 2019 Prosecutors in Brooklyn repeatedly watched video of the confrontation between Garner and police, Donoghue said, but weren’t convinced Pantaleo willfully violated the law in using a chokehold, which is banned under police department policy. — Fox News, "Harlem protests decision not to charge officer in infamous ‘I can’t breathe’ death," 17 July 2019 Some had donned protective masks and helmets ahead of the confrontation. — SFChronicle.com, "Clashes erupt as Hong Kong protest targets Chinese traders," 13 July 2019 Her answer: China for the economy, Iran for risk of military confrontation right now. — Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, "Amy Klobuchar had 8 minutes, 16 seconds to speak to America. Here’s how she spent them.," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'confrontation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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