duel
noun
also ˈdyü-\
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Synonyms: Noun
ball game, battle, combat, competition, conflict, confrontation, contention, contest, dogfight, face-off, grapple, match, rivalry, strife, struggle, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tug-of-war, war, warfare
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They engaged in a duel of wits. a duel for the title of captain of the teamVerb
He accepted the challenge to duel. Legislators dueled over the tax increases. The two runners dueled for the lead.
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Disney also dropped a poster for The Rise of Skywalker, which curiously features Palpatine staring straight at you as Rey and Kylo Ren duel in the foreground. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Disney releases new footage from The Rise of Skywalker," 26 Aug. 2019 Images include a duel between Rey and Kylo amid a stormy sea (that might be on the ruins of the Death Star). — James Hibberd, EW.com, "Watch the epic new footage from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," 26 Aug. 2019 Code of Honor won a stretch duel with Tacitus and Mucho Gusto, holding off hard-luck Tacitus by three lengths to win the $1.25 million Travers Stakes on Saturday. — John Kekis, The Courier-Journal, "Kentucky Derby runner-up Code of Honor wins Travers Stakes," 24 Aug. 2019 Reuters GE Claims Fortune‘s Shawn Tully provides a deep dive into the duel between forensic accountant Harry Markopolos and GE, in which the former accuses the latter of hiding losses. — David Meyer, Fortune, "The End of Shareholder Primacy: CEO Daily," 19 Aug. 2019 Opening Day at Dodger Stadium Who could forget the pitcher’s duel between Clayton Kershaw and Ty Blach on Opening Day in 2018? — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Five things to know about the San Francisco Giants’ 2020 schedule," 12 Aug. 2019 Listening to former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony on July 24, the nation heard a duel over the facts. — Lee Mcintyre, The Conversation, "The Mueller hearing and the death of facts," 25 July 2019 Bach, a fencing gold medalist in the 1976 Olympics, conducted a mock fencing duel earlier in the day with a junior high student — another chance to draw attention to the one-year milestone. — Stephen Wade, The Denver Post, "Tokyo Olympics unveil gold, silver, bronze medals," 24 July 2019 Fans expect an acting duel between Nicole Kidman and Streep. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, "Apollo 11 specials, Meryl Streep: Out of this world," 19 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Maze is dancers dueling dualities submerged in sound and spotlights; freedom and captivity, illumination and darkness, life and death. — Dasun Imanuel, Essence, "Street Dance Evolves From The Subway To Centerstage In The Powerful Performance 'Maze'," 28 Aug. 2019 This week Christie’s and its friendly rival Sotheby’s (the country’s other top-drawer auction house) go head-to-head in dueling auctions of Banksy prints. — Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com, "Fetes and art grants set the stage for upcoming SF Ballet and SF Opera galas," 27 Aug. 2019 Earlier in the week Wilcox had been dueling for third place with Jay Petervary, the defending champion from Minnesota who won last year’s Silk Road Race in 8 days, 8 hours, 15 minutes. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage cyclist breaks 8-day barrier in 1,053-mile race in Kyrgyzstan," 25 Aug. 2019 The six men were all arrested within a week of each other in early August — days before hundreds of right-wing activists from around the country, and nearly a thousand left-wing activists, met in Portland for dueling protests. — oregonlive.com, "6 indicted on charges related to May Day brawl at Portland bar," 22 Aug. 2019 More Stories Quiet and driven, David struggles to navigate his dueling environments, including the literal distance between them. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "A Rare Show That Explores the Nuances of Black Boyhood," 22 Aug. 2019 As the city returned to normal, Mayor Ted Wheeler called Saturday’s dueling demonstrations a win for residents. — Gillian Flaccus, The Seattle Times, "Authorities praised for handling of protests in Portland," 20 Aug. 2019 Antifa and the Proud Boys were part of dueling demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, Saturday that resulted in 13 arrests and six injuries. — Joe Sutton, CNN, "2 Proud Boys members were found guilty of assault in a brawl with Antifa," 20 Aug. 2019 An announced crowd of 25,741 settled into a pitchers duel between starters Michael Pineda and David Price and gradually thinned out by the time the game ended at 12:55 a.m., the Twins’ longest game of the season at 5 hours, 45 minutes. — John Shipley, Twin Cities, "Max Kepler is hero as Twins knock off Boston, 4-3, in 17 innings," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'duel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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duel
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