as in public
freely available for use or participation by all
the public library has a free-for-all lending policy
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as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls
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as in jumble
a state in which everything is out of order
it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once
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Recent Examples of free-for-all
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Breathless had started as a somewhat conventional project that Godard turned into an irreverent formal free-for-all; the noirish, plaintive Le petit soldat had enough genre elements to mistake it for something more traditional.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
From April 13 to 15, the capital transforms into a massive free-for-all, where people appear with everything from water guns to hoses, dousing each other in water to mark the turn of the year.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025
The class, the film shows, was an experimental free-for-all.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
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The free-for-all ethos introduced on X is spreading across social media platforms, too.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Breathless had started as a somewhat conventional project that Godard turned into an irreverent formal free-for-all; the noirish, plaintive Le petit soldat had enough genre elements to mistake it for something more traditional.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
From April 13 to 15, the capital transforms into a massive free-for-all, where people appear with everything from water guns to hoses, dousing each other in water to mark the turn of the year.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025
The class, the film shows, was an experimental free-for-all.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-for-all
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According to Rolling Stone, the singer’s public profile is one of the eight followers, as well as SZA, producer Michael Uzowuru, singer girlsweetvoiced and audio engineer Sean Matsukawa.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their friendship has continued through numerous collaborations and public displays of admiration.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
10 Apr. 2025
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Officials didn’t provide information about what might have sparked the brawl.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Geopolitical tensions have leaked into competitive sports as of late, with brawls and anti-Donald Trump chants coloring U.S.-Canadian hockey games.—
Story Hinckley,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Mar. 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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Keep away from windows and refrain from seeking shelter in large open rooms like cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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While the shoreline will be off-limits, much of the park remains open.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Several studies have found that polyphenols, especially tannins, can also play havoc with your iron supplement.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic though wrought havoc on student achievement, with many learning gaps remaining nearly five years after schools first closed.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Nuggets arrived at another crossroads last offseason when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope became an unrestricted free agent.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article The new NFL year officially began March 12, and the negotiating window for unrestricted free agents opened March 10.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Since then, while tallies have fluctuated, the average has been around 180 clashes per day, an increase of about 30%.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation The Undertaker vs. Bray Wyatt The WrestleMania 31 match between The Undertaker and Bray Wyatt, a clash of dark characters, was disappointing for several reasons.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Taken not by a wall at Daytona or a mechanical failure at 200 mph, but by the same random, cruel chaos that takes too many lives on American roads every day.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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What To Know One scene in the film has sparked chaos in cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom, with social media users sharing the raucous response online.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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