barnburner

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After this grueling barnburner, the Cavs are off to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

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  1. noun Informal An extremely impressive event or successful outcome: "September will not be any barnburner [for car sales] (Lee Iacocca).

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  • Washington (D): The minute former state Sen. Dino Rossi (R) decided he was running again, this race had "barnburner" written all over it. —  Sound Politics
  • If you are the 38-year-old Henderson (24-7), you really don't care if the fight wasn't a barnburner, though. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • "It was a real offensive barnburner," Olathe coach Paul Althaus sarcastically quipped. —  Glenwood Springs Post Independent - Top Stories
  • After this grueling barnburner, the Cavs are off to Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. —  MVN
  • That fight between Cesar Canchila and Giovani Segura was a barnburner, but the ending was B.S. The bell rang and the ref never stopped the fight, then when he finally did stop it he called it off.
 

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