dueling

variants or duelling
present participle of duel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dueling
Verb
  • Even a small showing of functional toughness from Tyler Kleven, fighting Joe Veleno after a thunderous check on Canadiens defenceman Alexandre Carrier, proved to be somewhat ill-advised.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Learning to trust someone who hurt her so deeply again, especially when pesky romantic feelings won’t stop fighting to the surface.
    Brittany Johnson, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • One of the Super Bowl contending teams who could be active at the deadline is the Buffalo Bills.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • That will be another tough test, as Carolina faces Jordan Love and the potential Super Bowl-contending Green Bay Packers.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Michelob Ultra and Modelo Especial are battling it out to be America's top-selling beer.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The queen mother died last week at the age of 93 after years battling illnesses, Reuters reported.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What Happens Next Minnesota's Medicaid providers, and their handling of services and claims, are likely going to continue to be scrutinized by the Department of Human Services, following the direction of Walz' executive order on combating fraud in the system.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisement Ghana lost $156 million allocated for HIV and AIDS control, combatting malaria, as well as research, governance, and education.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The most surprising ghost story of the season isn’t horror at all, but rather the story of one of America’s great artists wrestling spirits and trying to contain them on a cassette, which serves as its own kind of sacred vessel.
    Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kelly has been open about grappling with grief following Ozzy’s passing.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Like En Sage, Toggler is becoming a victim of its popularity, while grappling with market saturation.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Dueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dueling. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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