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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dueled
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As visitors like Fulkerson settled into folding chairs arranged along the same grassy knoll where John Brown and his followers fought their way into the red-brick armory, Kerwin rose, stepped to the microphone and looked out at the crowd gathered before her.
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While the Civil War was fought far from Pittsburgh's streets, its impact can still be found here today — in the graves of arsenal workers, in the medals of hometown heroes, and in the stories preserved for future generations.
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Maxxine battled back, but Raquel caught a spinning kick attempt and stuck Maxxine with a Tejana Bomb for the win.
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Japan battled valiantly but ultimately couldn’t spend enough time on the ball to threaten Brazil.
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Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.
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Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.
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Television footage showed black smoke billowing out of windows on the fourth floor, as firefighters combated the fire at the scene.
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That will surely improve with time, but for now, KAT and the Knicks have recognized it and combated it appropriately.
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While both parties have long wrestled with warring factions in their ranks, the ideological rift is on full display this year, especially among Democrats, as democratic socialists test just how far to the left voters are willing to go.
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State leaders have long wrestled with how to divvy up the Deschutes Basin in the face of increasing drought, booming population and growing demand.
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But the Americans tussled right back, and never totally lost their cool.
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Bowser tussled with Trump for much of 2025 over deploying the National Guard and briefly taking over the city's police department while cooperating with the White House on other matters such as clearing homeless encampments.
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Mayor Vi Lyles announced her surprise resignation in May as the city grappled with generation-defining decisions.
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Chatrie and the Supreme Court For decades, the court has grappled with law enforcement’s use of technologies to track the location of people or things.
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Kupcho scuffled to a second-round 73 after carding the only 66 of the tournament so far on Thursday.
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The trial’s first witness was a video expert analyzing security video in which Anthony and Metcalf scuffled before Anthony fled toward the stadium exit.
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“Dueled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dueled. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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