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
  • The rival gangs fought and retaliated against each other both before and after Shakur's death.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Families and staff fought the plan for months, worried that the closures would disproportionately affect minority, low-income and special education students and harm all students’ academic and social well-being.
    — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • Bannister also battled with Lewy body dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton battled sepsis and other complications after taking flu medication that caused a perforated ulcer.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of battled
Verb
  • Carr has contended that the FCC nonetheless has statutory authority to scrap the rule — a position that is likely to face legal pushback.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit also contended that Graves retaliated against former Police Capt.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 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
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  • Police wrestled him down, and Fauci, dressed in his white lab coat, bolted downstairs.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And while Frog in Boiling Water wrestled with political anxiety and environmental collapse, ZIRP!
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 6 Aug. 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
  • The finding is not new — Yolo County agencies have for years grappled with how best to support their rural fire departments.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • 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
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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