slugfest
Americannoun
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a baseball game in which both teams make many runs and extra-base hits.
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a boxing bout in which the boxers exchange powerful blows vigorously and aggressively with little care for defense.
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an intense conflict or combat.
noun
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a boxing match in which opponents trade heavy blows
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any sporting contest between powerful and evenly matched opponents
Etymology
Origin of slugfest
Example Sentences
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The slugfest between Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Graham Platner Troy Jackson, her Democratic challenger, will finally come to an end.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
By the time Collin Sexton arrived at the Lakers’ practice facility Wednesday morning, just hours after a nearly three-hour slugfest against the Portland Trail Blazers, Jarred Vanderbilt was already deep into a morning workout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
But organizers, on the other hand, understand how much audiences would relish a Scheffler-McIlroy slugfest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Resuming at 7-7 on Saturday, the third session of the match was a complete contrast to their epic slugfest on Friday, that produced the longest frame ever played at the famous venue.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
“Now where was I? Oh yeah, Hades will be mad at both Zeus and Poseidon, because he doesn’t know who took this. Pretty soon, we got a nice little three-way slugfest going.”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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