sparred

verb

past tense of spar
as in boxed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sparred
  1. boxed
  2. slugged
  3. punched
  4. buffeted
  5. hit
  6. bashed
  7. brawled
  8. battered
Verb
  • Both are served with a classic Pimm’s and available to eat on the riverside terrace or boxed to take to the Battersea Power Station big screen.
    — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • So putting aside the Portis element, the Heat were boxed into a corner by the Bucks.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
Definition of boxed
Verb
  • The Athletics displayed life in the bottom of the third as Alika Williams doubled and Kurtz slugged a mammoth 457-foot, two-run homer to center, his 20th of the season.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • At Daytona International Speedway more than 70,000 persons whooped, hollered and slugged down beer watching Cale Yarborough win the Firecracker 400 automobile race.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of slugged
Verb
  • That punched El Tri's ticket straight to the Round of 16 and kept the host nation's tournament dream alive for at least one more match.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Rocha punched it in the nose and the shark let go and swam away.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of punched
Verb
  • But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
Definition of buffeted
Verb
  • Against Cardinals’ starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the Braves mustered just one hit and one run through five innings of an eventual 5-3 loss.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • The Carys, who camped at our lunch spot that evening, told us later that the bass came to the surface and bashed surface plugs near nightfall.
    — Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
  • Palmeiro bashed 214 in his first five seasons in Texas.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of bashed
Verb
  • Another worker described the chaos as well over a dozen teens brawled inside the diner.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
  • The two cousins brawled back to ringside.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of brawled
Verb
  • Evanston police found that Williams was injured after being battered by the two men for whom police were first called.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Despite those numbers, LAHSA’s reputation has been battered by some highly critical assessments.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of battered
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