Encounter
Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Run afoul of and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Run afoul of" with "Encounter", this terms are similar.
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Run afoul of
Encounter and run afoul of are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Encounter" with "Run afoul of", this terms are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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A group of modern day pirates run afoul of Tina in her introduction in DOA: Dead or Alive — and then have the misfortune to encounter the heroines when they are stranded at sea at the movie's end.
Source: Ruthless Modern Pirates - They immediately run afoul of the residents of a small outpost and, through fortunate coincidence, encounter a crotchety old trucker and his teenage ward, who become their only friends besides each other.
Source: Web Serial Novel - Ruthless Modern Pirates: A group of modern day pirates run afoul of Tina in her introduction — and then have the misfortune to encounter the rest of the heroines when they are stranded at sea at the movie's end.
Source: Film / DOA: Dead or Alive
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