dueled

verb

variants or duelled
past tense of duel
as in fought

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dueled
  1. fought
  2. battled
  3. contended
  4. combated
  5. wrestled
  6. tussled
  7. grappled
  8. scuffled
Verb
  • Rhodes went for the Figure Four, but Punk fought out and tried a GTS.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • And in Florida, the longest war the United States government fought was with Black maroons called Seminoles.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • At El Noche de los Grandes, Gable unsuccessfully battled to become the one and only El Grande Americano.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Those poor defensive numbers might be due in part to a back ailment that Adames has battled at times this year, which has impacted his ability to work with Washington.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of battled
Verb
  • The lawsuit also contended that Graves retaliated against former Police Capt.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The former five-star recruit never seriously contended for a starting job there, what with Mario Cristobal bringing in Bo Nix before Thompson’s second season.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with firetrucks and bulldozers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • High winds and hilly terrain complicated efforts by firefighters, who combated the blazes with fire trucks and bulldozers.
    — Caroline Blumberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of combated
Verb
  • For decades, physicists wrestled with a fundamental mystery of the universe.
    — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • But its founding family’s artistic, globe-trotting descendants have mostly stayed out of the business—and some have visibly wrestled with what that oil money has meant.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of wrestled
Verb
  • Christian and Emmett, now 9 and 11, were home for summer break while her beloved white-and-tan corgis tussled nearby.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Over the past month, the administration has tussled with Anthropic and OpenAI over releasing their latest models to the public.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 June 2026
Definition of tussled
Verb
  • In their grief, Schreiber’s family has turned to the questions Jake grappled with his whole life.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Federal and state policymakers have grappled with these questions for over a decade, particularly following the rise of gig work and the economic disruptions of the pandemic.
    — Maria Flynn, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of grappled
Verb
  • Royals starter Noah Cameron scuffled early throwing 58 pitches in the first two innings before settling down for a seven-strikeout performance.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
  • Kupcho scuffled to a second-round 73 after carding the only 66 of the tournament so far on Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 June 2026
Definition of scuffled
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