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- noun Plural form of
prizefight .
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Examples
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A metal alarm, like the bells used at prizefights, sounded.
...And Nail 2010
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In the Costigan stories, Steve Costigan is a merchant sailor who has a knack for getting involved in bizarre prizefights in between voyages.
SPARTACUS: episode 8 (NSFW) hradzka 2010
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Hoping to catch the public's fancy, they would play or sing a tune in public parks, department stores and nickelodeons, at prizefights, political rallies and even, on at least one occasion, a nudist colony.
Music and Money 2009
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If you compare last night's Democratic presidential debate to one of the classic, Las Vegas-style prizefights -- from the high-stakes betting on favorites to the carefully-scripted, boxing-style introductions of the candidates from separate corners -- then it's fair to assume that on the day after their struggling performance, John Edwards and Barack Obama are channeling Marlon Brando and mumbling, "I could've been a contender."
Rod McCullom: Paging John Edwards and Barack Obama: Your Republican Talking Points Are Calling! 2008
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All this talk of an historic battle for the future direction of the Democratic party is just the same kind of hogwash HBO uses to hype prizefights.
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In the midst of one of the prizefights, the boat behind us nearly rammed us, and believe me there was some excitement then.
Dream State Diane Roberts 2008
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(Oct. 13) we misstated the first name of the promoter of the Toughman prizefights.
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Her father was a postal worker in Queens and a part-time bookmaker, who had taken her with him to basketball games, baseball games, and prizefights just as Ido had taken Stuey.
One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005
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Ido took Stuey to see all the New York sports teams—the Yankees, the Giants, the Knicks—as well as the Golden Gloves and professional prizefights.
One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005
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Ido took Stuey to see all the New York sports teams—the Yankees, the Giants, the Knicks—as well as the Golden Gloves and professional prizefights.
One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005
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