as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people
a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators
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Recent Examples of melee
For example, a melee unit is ineffective against enemies above or below it.
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PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
The affected musicians were rushed out of the melee to receive emergency medical aid.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Of course, there’s a third party in the melee too — Beom-mo’s wife, who has been having an affair.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Players have five main melee weapons — the katana, dual katana, odachi, kusarigama and yari.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
The affected musicians were rushed out of the melee to receive emergency medical aid.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Of course, there’s a third party in the melee too — Beom-mo’s wife, who has been having an affair.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
Players have five main melee weapons — the katana, dual katana, odachi, kusarigama and yari.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melee
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These brawls further eroded democratic norms, while driving voters away from left-wing and moderate parties who seemed helpless to halt them.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of the many people involved in the brawl, only Iverson and three other Black men were convicted.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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Amazon Prime commentator Kirk Herbstreit said as a guess at Rodgers' response to Jones, as footage of the sideline near-skirmish played for viewers.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Why This Hurts More Than Before US-China trade tensions aren’t just another tariff skirmish.—
Vitalii Savryha,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Melee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melee. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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