fracas
noun
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
fracases
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pluralof fracas.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Basch argued that the argument over fluoridation today often fixates on communal water sources, and has similarities with other public health fracases.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2022
During his three seasons with Jacksonville, Ramsey was involved in fracases with Cincinnati’s A.J.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2020
However it is worth noting that America’s police officers seem to find themselves embroiled in fabricated fast-food fracases with alarming regularity.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2020
Villasenor offered a hypothetical that may sound familiar to those who recall recent fracases at California State University at Los Angeles, Middlebury College , Claremont McKenna College and other institutions:
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2017
But I was thinking, why don't they get modern and have real fracases, like us?
From Frigid Fracas by Mack Reynolds
