Synonyms for tug-of-war
tug-of-war

Princeton's WordNet

1. tug-of-warnoun

   any hard struggle between equally matched groups

2. tug-of-warnoun

   a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses

Matched Categories

1. • Athletic Contest
   • Conflict

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1. List of paraphrases for "tug-of-war":

   give-and-take, horse-trading, wrangling

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1. Meredith Montgomery:

   What may this look like? Ten to 30 minutes of play with a favorite wand toy, special brushing session (if liked by your pet), a walk with your leashed dog, or time spent with a favorite toy playing fetch or tug-of-war.

2. Anna Eshoo:

   I think that my constituent all along had a tug of war going on inside of her, understanding what privacy brought to her, but also the risks of moving over into the public square.

3. Andre Bakhos:

   The market is showing a little fatigue... and the question is what's the next theme that's going to push markets higher, it's going to be a tug of war on economic data and the court of investor opinion as to what exactly the Fed does.

4. Simon Morris:

   You may have to take another 25% to create the right societal engagements and environmental designs, so will investors accept lower returns? I think it's probably causing a bit of head scratching around the industry in this tug-of-war of priorities.

5. Pete Buttigieg:

   The conversation in Washington has always been about the next fight, the next hill, the next bill -- so much so that I think some folks seeing the tug of war over' Build Back Better' kind of lost track of the fact that the infrastructure law passed, it is important for them to know that that this bridge over the rail yard in Chattanooga that we just announced is coming to you because the President's vision and ability to work with Congress, both sides of the aisle, to get funding for this.