as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
a duel for the title of captain of the team
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Recent Examples of duel
The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
These two will duel Sunday and should provide an entertaining battle within the battle.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Phillies lost Game 1 of the best-of-five, 5-3, and Game 2 was a pitcher's duel, as there was no score through seven innings.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Their remarks come before the Senate once again takes up dueling stopgap funding proposals that, if passed, would reopen the federal government.
—The Hill, 3 Oct. 2025
These two will duel Sunday and should provide an entertaining battle within the battle.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
Bryant once scored 50 against Iverson’s Sixers in a regular-season duel, illustrating the mutual challenge between them.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The Phillies lost Game 1 of the best-of-five, 5-3, and Game 2 was a pitcher's duel, as there was no score through seven innings.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duel
Noun
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And, in the short term, if history is any guide, a little friendly rivalry between teams will only accelerate progress.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Prestige revolves around a rivalry between two magicians (Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale) in turn-of-the-20th century London.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Zaslav cited the power of storytelling as a vehicle for combatting the discrimination and violence that the Wiesenthal Center seeks to address.—
William Earl,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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These problems become easier to combat during the cold months, which is also when food sources for birds dwindle.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Keeping track of what both Pokémon are doing, each of their health bars, the animations for each attack and the battle log (which shows whether or not attacks have landed) takes a long time to get used to.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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With tensions rising, the film transforms into an unsettling black comedy as the colleagues descend into a battle of wills and wits.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The line occurs when the film’s protagonist, Ripley (Weaver), emerges from an elevator in a giant metal bodysuit, ready to fight a terrifying alien to save a young child.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Season-long struggles; still fighting Charlotte has five games left on the schedule, starting with North Texas (6-1, 2-1 American) next Friday night on ESPN2.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While the Blues’ defensive struggles certainly can be pinned on one player, rookie Logan Mailloux is fighting it.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, the Brit had been open about his struggles with alcohol, drugs and depression.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The association also contends 23XI and Front Row appear to want permanent charters, akin to acquiring equity in an NBA or NFL franchise.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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The analyst contends that AT&T’s broadband opportunity remains an under-appreciated component of the company’s annual financial growth prospects.—
,
CNBC,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Once on campus, he’s drawn into the intense world of Black Greek life, where rival fraternities battle through stepping competitions that blend rhythm, tradition, and pride.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Of their 16 meetings in all competitions between August 2004 and August 2007, 10 featured one goal or fewer.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Boyles eventually swatted the camera from his face, leading to a physical confrontation.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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But a lot was riding on the success of Back to the Future for Fox, who was caught in the middle of the tense confrontation.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Duel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duel. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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