Now that the line of scrimmage has been moved back to the 15-yard line, the extra point after touchdown is no longer a fait accompli.
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Scrimmage
//ˈskɹɪməd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "scrimmage" (60 found)
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5 translations across 3 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- боричкане noun (rough fight)
- меле noun (play that begins with a snap)
Dutch
1 entries- schermutseling noun (rough fight)
Finnish
2 entries- nujakka noun (rough fight)
- tappelu noun (rough fight)
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get caught up in a scrimmage
Source: wiktionary
There was an instant of complete silence, but when Tough Bill threw himself on Strickland the lust of battle seized them all, and in a moment there was a confused scrimmage. Tables were overturned, glasses crashed to the ground.
Source: wiktionary
Merchandise sales surged. The spring scrimmage, usually a yawn of an afterthought at Colorado, was packed.
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