dueling

variants or duelling
present participle of duel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dueling
Verb
  • The approximate number of Americans who died fighting the Nazis in World War II.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Proctor also investigated the Walshe case and other criminal cases in Norfolk County and those defense attorneys are fighting to get information from Proctor’s phone backup archives that could exonerate their clients.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tonight's game is one of the biggest in the early going, as both teams have visions of going deep into the playoffs and contending for the Super Bowl this season.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Fortunately for the Mets, most of the National League’s playoff-contending teams are flawed, too.
    Will Sammon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • News publishers are battling some AI firms in court, with The New York Times engaged in litigation against OpenAI over claims that its articles were used without permission.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Three Colleyville firefighters are recovering from injuries sustained while battling a blaze late Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Such a move would represent a dramatic shift aimed at combating short-term thinking inside C-Suites obsessed with pleasing investors but would also mean far less timely insights into the business world and the real economy.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The only effective means of combatting measles is widespread vaccination.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jesse and Jasper spend a lot of time snuggling, while Blaze loves playing and wrestling with his older brother.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Born and raised in Nova Scotia as Wade Douglas Bowles, Rocky Johnson started wrestling in 1964 in and around Toronto.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At Utah Valley University, where 3,000 people had gathered to watch Kirk speak Wednesday when he was killed, many are still grappling with the shooting.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • While Bronze was grappling with her own struggles, within 10 days, England had lost three big leaders in Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Fran Kirby.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Dueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dueling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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