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 dispute deepens a rift between the two countries whose armies fought together against the TPLF during the 2020-2022 war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • For three years, Bola Tinubu has fought to keep old FBI records tied to a 1990s Chicago drug probe about him sealed, hiring US lawyers to support the Justice Department in the fight.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • The bullpens battled to a scoreless draw, the Dodgers’ last stand falling flat after Tucker and pinch-hitting rookie Josue De Paula drew a pair of two-out walks against Brewers closer Trevor Megill.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Fort Worth firefighters battled for almost 18 hours after six electric SUVs were destroyed and two others damaged in a fire at a Cadillac dealership on Friday.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of battled
Verb
  • Some Democrats contended that the Justice Department greenlit the deal for political reasons, while warning that the Ellisons would steer CNN news coverage in a direction friendlier for the president.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Blacknell contended that four different medical professionals treated Linton after the crash and none of them concluded the wreck was tied to a bipolar episode.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 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
  • The debate that streaked across social media was the latest example of how conservatives have recently wrestled with racist views.
    — Laura Turbay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Among recent theater that has wrestled, even tangentially, with the Jewish diaspora’s relationship to Israel, like Birthright, Jewish Plot, or Giant, Slam Frank is notable both for its gregarious impudence and then sudden caution.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrestled
Verb
  • After Lewandowski tussled with Inter Miami defender Ian Fray, De Paul approached Lewandowski aggressively and proceeded to recite the latest accomplishments on his résumé.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Madden tussled with the co-op, at one point unsuccessfully trying to buy the fourth-floor apartment to make a duplex of her own.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tussled
Verb
  • While the university grappled with yet another football scandal, an Ann Arbor moving crew simply got to work—sorting, packing and hauling away the remnants of a fallen career, one item at a time, over the span of six hours.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with a complex dispute involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of grappled
Verb
  • The two companies have scuffled in the past, with Deadline noting that Disney sent Character.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Cavan rushed to aid his brother and scuffled with Miami midfielder Yannick Bright.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of scuffled
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“Dueled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dueled. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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