Thesaurus results for MELEE

melee

noun

ˈmā-ˌlā

as in brawl

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators

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Recent Examples of melee Next weekend is shaping up to be a multi-front melee for the box office gold. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 June 2026 Scores of young men recorded the melee on their phones while others tried to break up the brawl. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 That year also included a violent mass melee among students on campus. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Adam Gray / Getty Images Video shows a total melee, with fans fighting, ripping out street signs and banging on cars. —

Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for melee

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brawl

Noun

May 26 Juniper O’Reilly and Mo Elmthorn are best friends, roommates, and farmers who share an idyllic cottage life filled with livestock, tavern visits, and the occasional brawl.

— Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026
According to the sheriff's office, six people have been arrested in connection with the brawl.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026