Thesaurus results for MELEE

melee

noun

ˈmā-ˌlā

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 Things go wrong, and amidst the melee that occurs, a middleman dealer (Lukas Gage) becomes the next victim on deck. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024 But now, theories are kicking up that the melee surrounding the video has ties to the indictment of New York City mayor Eric Adams, and may have aided in kickstarting the probe. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024 Players will use a mix of melee and ranged combat as returning protagonist Titus, a former Space Marine who was framed for corruption and treason. —

Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024 No one seems happy about our upcoming election, apart from maybe strategist James Carville, who always seems to enjoy a good bipartisan melee. —

Tom Gliatto, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for melee