melees

plural of melee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for melees
Noun
  • Big-market brawls between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees now happen yearly.
    Evan Drellich, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The curfew came following brawls with police, a racist threat and gunfire that led to a riot in the heart of Milwaukee's Black neighborhood on the city's north side.
    Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These issues are not unique to the WNBA, as its affiliate league, the NBA, has weathered refereeing controversies and skirmishes over player pay for years.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
  • All these years later, Corigliano’s symphony has outlasted those skirmishes and emerged sounding fresh and exciting and powerful.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Melees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melees. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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