trading punches

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haymaker · jab · uppercut · knockout · ducking · blocking · clinch · bloodied · bruised · swinging · counterpunch · bare-knuckle · ringside · scrap · tussle · melee · knuckles · retaliation

Opposites
physical conflict mode

trading punchesmaking peace

Ending hostilities between parties

embracing · hugging · shaking hands · reconciling · standing down

interaction style

trading punchescooperating

Working jointly toward goals

collaborating · harmonizing · reconciling · building bridges · finding common ground

response to conflict

trading punchesnonviolent resistance

Protest through peaceful means

passive resistance · de-escalating · letting it go

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