dueled

verb

variants or duelled
past tense of duel
as in fought

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dueled
  1. fought
  2. battled
  3. contended
  4. combated
  5. wrestled
  6. tussled
  7. grappled
  8. scuffled
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  • The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Both exist in spite of the odds, symbols of perseverance and community — memorials to those who fought to establish a new country and a new state, and who happened to do it in a place that proved particularly untamable.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • Hundreds of firefighters battled blazes in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help with a massive blaze burning for more than three days.
    — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • This comes after Conwell battled through a 1-of-7 shooting start in Friday’s summer league opener to finish his summer league debut with 21 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field, 3-of-7 shooting on threes and 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of battled
Verb
  • Consumer Watchdog contended in its lawsuit that the surcharges violated Proposition 103 — the 1988 measure that governs insurer rate hikes — because the proposition does not allow for them.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Responding to public criticism, Justice Samuel Alito contended that the court isn’t to blame for the rise in shadow docket cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
Definition of contended
Verb
  • Television footage showed black smoke billowing out of windows on the fourth floor, as firefighters combated the fire at the scene.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • That will surely improve with time, but for now, KAT and the Knicks have recognized it and combated it appropriately.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
Definition of combated
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  • Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
  • The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of wrestled
Verb
  • Over the past month, the administration has tussled with Anthropic and OpenAI over releasing their latest models to the public.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 June 2026
  • But the Americans tussled right back, and never totally lost their cool.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 June 2026
Definition of tussled
Verb
  • Mayor Vi Lyles announced her surprise resignation in May as the city grappled with generation-defining decisions.
    — Nick Sullivan July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • Chatrie and the Supreme Court For decades, the court has grappled with law enforcement’s use of technologies to track the location of people or things.
    — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of grappled
Verb
  • Kupcho scuffled to a second-round 73 after carding the only 66 of the tournament so far on Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of scuffled
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