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  • verb Present participle of scrimmage.

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Examples

  • After another hour of scrimmaging, the players and coaches huddled around midcourt for one last speech from Larranaga.

    Aspiring D-Leaguer? Apply Within Ben Cohen 2011

  • So it was kind of like, not scrimmaging, but they was letting me be more free every time I got it and said call pick and roll, so we can get some movement, because I don't know the plays.

    Flip Saunders misses practice, status uncertain for Golden State 2011

  • It'll be interesting to see how he handles a more intense fall environment with more live scrimmaging and a defense that should be more robust with additions from the high school ranks plus those veterans that missed the spring session with injuries.

    Around the Mountain West Conference 2010

  • Seven years later, how does he do scrimmaging against the young guns on the country's best team?

    National Champions Can't Beat Their Coach James Freeman 2011

  • They had a midnight practice that was open to the public, televised on NBATV and generated enough publicity in hype that the quality of play -- understandably shaky considering the time of night and jitters of scrimmaging for the first time in front of a crowd -- was negligible.

    Midnight Tip-Off more marketing savvy, than madness Michael Lee 2010

  • Practice includes 60 to 90 minutes of scrimmaging and ends with core work, like push-ups and plank pose, and static stretching.

    Getting 'Whipped' Into Shape Jen Murphy 2012

  • Local members of the Delbarton squad are scrimmaging at their old outdoor high school rink, running drills with their original coaches at 5 a.m., watching the sun rise over the rink for the first time in decades — and then heading into the office.

    Two Decades Later, New Jersey Teams Play 'Greatest Game Never Played' Sophia Holl ander 2010

  • Local members of the Delbarton squad are scrimmaging at their old outdoor high school rink, running drills with their original coaches at 5 a.m., watching the sun rise over the rink for the first time in decades — and then heading into the office.

    Two Decades Later, New Jersey Teams Play 'Greatest Game Never Played' Sophia Holl ander 2010

  • Local members of the Delbarton squad are scrimmaging at their old outdoor high school rink, running drills with their original coaches at 5 a.m., watching the sun rise over the rink for the first time in decades — and then heading into the office.

    Two Decades Later, New Jersey Teams Play 'Greatest Game Never Played' Sophia Hollander 2010

  • From the two teams scrimmaging they selected the best players to form one team that would oppose Detroit.

    Atonement 2010

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