dueling

verb

variants or duelling
present participle of duel
as in fighting

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  1. fighting
  2. contending
  3. battling
  4. combating
  5. wrestling
  6. grappling
Verb
  • Global oil prices have climbed sharply since the US and Iran resumed fighting over a week ago, imperiling peace talks.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Some Republican election officials take a stand Republican election officials in a handful of states are among those fighting the DOJ’s demands.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of fighting
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  • Beijing has so far avoided that framing, and is contending fiercely with Washington across the board.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
  • Others disagreed with Matheson’s assertion, contending that the Coliseum sale’s complications simply reflect the troubled economics behind developing the kind of sports-and-entertainment multiplex that OAC envisions.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
Definition of contending
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  • While this will be the first time Yamal and Mbappé are battling at the World Cup, the two have played against each other before.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 July 2026
  • The 24-year-old, like many of his summer league teammates, is battling for his NBA dreams.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of battling
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  • Later, Feinmann said his words were not directed at the Mexican people — while musing that Sheinbaum had bigger things to worry about, like combating narco-trafficking, violence and corruption.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • In December, the Illinois Department of Human Services released a multiyear plan aimed at further combating human trafficking.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of combating
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  • Much of the season finds Lestat wrestling with profound guilt, including over the death of their daughter, Claudia (played with harrowing grace by Delainey Hayles).
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • Haiken says his dealership will have to find new uses for some of its facilities — and other dealers are likely also wrestling with hard decisions.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 July 2026
Definition of wrestling
Verb
  • The smoke has been an ongoing issue over the past week, with Marylanders grappling with the poor air quality.
    — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
  • Damascus has promoted Syria — still grappling with the aftermath of its own 14-year civil war — as a bastion of stability and has offered it as an alternative transit route for energy shipments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of grappling
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