dueled

variants or duelled
past tense of duel

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dueled
Verb
  • Players fought, fought, fought, gave us every chance in the world.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Germany and France fought centuries of bloody wars before becoming the bedrock of the European Union.
    Jon Medved, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In footage from local station WPLG-TV, Spoelstra, 55, was at the scene, looking distraught as firefighters battled the flames.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Boko Haram extremists have battled against the government in Abuja in their mission to establish an Islamic state.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Supporters have contended that clips of the speech, including one shared by DHS from MEMRI, were edited in a way that misrepresented his intent.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • That will be followed by Study 02 next year featuring different hardware using stainless steel with 18-karat gold plating sourced from China, where Canadas contended hardware technology surpasses European alternatives.
    Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Pureval countered that the city leadership combatted crime through numerous measures, including implementing a stricter curfew and recruiting more officers.
    Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The amendment also restores $100,000 for the Right to Counsel program, which has combatted homelessness by providing legal assistance to more than 10,000 families facing eviction.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The mental gymnastics felt very familiar to how Republicans wrestled themselves to yes with Trump a decade ago.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Tala, who also wrestled under the name Leigh Laurel, was a part of the WWE system.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • As for her glam, her hair was tussled into a messy bun with fringe and wisps of hair to frame her face.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The two economic powers have also tussled over lingering issues including tariffs, agricultural purchases, fentanyl flows, and geopolitical flashpoints such as Taiwan.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The country has for decades grappled with complex security challenges, particularly Islamist insurgencies such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • So far, Indianapolis has not seen widespread flight delays or long security lines at the airport, even as bigger cities have grappled with travel chaos.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers' offense has scuffled in the last couple of games, putting more pressure on the pitching staff.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The offense has scuffled, but the defense has been fantastic.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Dueled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dueled. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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