Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dueling
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The underlying facts of the case are still to be ruled on, but the partial ruling on Friday was a big win for immigration advocates who had been fighting to shut down the controversial site.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
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The lone Republican was Merritt Farren, a 65-year-old media and technology attorney who lost his home in last year’s Palisades fire, and became an advocate while fighting State Farm’s controversial rate hike request.—
Pat Maio,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Many of his peers and former rivals have long since retired, burned out by the task of recruiting and coaching while also raising funds from boosters in order to build title-contending rosters.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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An Ohio congresswoman is asking a judge to issue an order to take Donald Trump‘s name off the Kennedy Center, contending that the board of the arts institution violated the law in that only Congress can make such a change.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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In addition to battling Iran in the airspace in tandem with Operation Epic Fury, Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion has targeted Hezbollah in Lebanon with thousands of airstrikes that have displaced over 1 million Lebanese residents.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Authorities were battling a massive blaze at Kuwait International Airport today after a drone attack hit fuel tanks there, the Kuwaiti army said.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The case is being handled by France’s central office for combating corruption and tax and financial offenses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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This year's theme is combating loneliness, which the World Down Syndrome Day website says can have an outsized impact on people living with Down syndrome.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Truax was a four-time medalist, also taking fourth three straight years while wrestling for Cal Poly before transferring to the national champs.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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But Vox is also wrestling with the big questions of this media moment.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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From coast to coast, local governments are grappling with the glaring public transportation question.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The war is also adding to domestic turmoil, even as Pakistan has been grappling for months with its own conflict with neighboring Afghanistan.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Dueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dueling. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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