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
  • Emanuel’s speech, for all its sting, was delivered by a man whose father fought in Israel’s War of Independence.
    — Aaron Kaplowitz, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • Recalling the biblical knights that danced and fought in Cucinelli’s childhood dreams, the director projects crayon drawings on the rafters above the bed his fictional counterpart (Francesco Cannevale) shares with his cousins.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • Thornton threw another cutter, this on up-and-in, for a second strike, but Acuña battled back to work the count full before lining a sinker down the heart of the plate for a single into left field.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • Jeremy Hecklinski and Hank Brown battled for the backup job last year and battled for the starting role in the spring — a competition that will continue into preseason camp.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of battled
Verb
  • 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
  • The Texas Comptroller should be someone who acts non-partisanly, Eckhardt contended.
    — Rachel Royster July 22, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • Newsom drew a parallel to the plague of retail theft that captivated the state not long ago, and which the state has successfully combated.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • They should be viewed and combated as threats to national security, too.
    — David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026
Definition of combated
Verb
  • 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
  • Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni intervened and tried to break things up, separating Garcia, at which point Paredes wrestled Gavi — who was already in a disagreement with Argentina’s Thiago Almada — to the ground.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of wrestled
Verb
  • Jackson, who has repeatedly tussled with Thomas on race questions, wrote a separate concurrence.
    — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 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
  • Like Locke, Heartstopper — in which her character grappled with body dysphoria and its impacts on her relationship with Tao Xu (William Gao) — was Finney’s first screen role ever.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Delivery had been delayed as the city grappled with the tragedy, a small but unforgettable reminder that Atlanta’s celebration had changed overnight.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 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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