dueled

variants or duelled
Definition of duelednext
past tense of duel

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Verb
  • The memory of that episode—and of the country’s long and bloody civil war, fought from 1975 to 1990—still looms.
    Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
  • José Palma, national coordinator of the National TPS Alliance — an advocacy group that has fought in federal courts against the cancellation of TPS for several countries—welcomed the extension of protections for the Lebanese.
    Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • In July 2023, firefighters battled a blaze on the property for four days after a conveyor belt fire spread to bark chip piles and structures, according to local fire and rescue officials.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • The Red Sox had battled the Atlanta Braves to a 2-2 score, but reliever Danny Coulombe opened the sixth inning by allowing an infield single and back-to-back walks to load the bases with no outs.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • But organizers contended that a union would give them the legal right to a seat at the table in decisions about their jobs.
    Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • Charter leaders and advocates have contended that charters are underfunded by CPS compared to district-run schools.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The awards, created by Prince William, are designed to inspire new environmental ideas and initiatives — and optimism that climate change and other challenges can be combated.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • In the midst of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, TNG also combated racial discrimination in the news industry in hiring and promotion.
    Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Miz and Axiom wrestled a nice, long match that was both of their best in years.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • Police say the children's mother and a 20-year-old son wrestled Smerer to stop him from going any further.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • The two Democrats have frequently tussled for moral high ground over their connections to industries that voters might see as unsavory.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
  • Kevin Keegan and Arsene Wenger tussled with Sir Alex Ferguson, and in the years that followed, Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez battled in the league and in Europe.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Its cities to the south have long grappled with gaining equal access to emergency, healthcare and county services while facing disproportionate need, and an imbalance of jobs and housing.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • As texts and calls followed news reports, the NHL community grappled with the loss of one of that era’s most respected and notorious players.
    Dan Robson, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The trial’s first witness was a video expert analyzing security video in which Anthony and Metcalf scuffled before Anthony fled toward the stadium exit.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 June 2026
  • Mackenzie Blackwood started the year 13-1-1, but has scuffled at times in the second half of the season.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Dueled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dueled. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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