as in rivalry
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
a duel for the title of captain of the team
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Recent Examples of duel
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Ragen is a steady bedrock, winning 67% of his aerial duels while being more difficult to dribble past than most in his position.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
The dueling lawsuits that are reportedly in the process of being settled were filed in the period between the dual restraining order agreement and the arbitration ruling.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noun
There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Ragen is a steady bedrock, winning 67% of his aerial duels while being more difficult to dribble past than most in his position.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
The dispute led to dueling claims that each side assaulted the other during a May 3 confrontation outside the California Waste Solutions’ headquarters on Embarcadero.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
The dueling lawsuits that are reportedly in the process of being settled were filed in the period between the dual restraining order agreement and the arbitration ruling.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duel
Noun
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Gleason also was a key player on the floor in Friday night’s rivalry game.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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That’ll add some fuel to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Emhoff’s portfolio as the first Second Gentleman included representing the U.S. at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and numerous other diplomatic events, and leading the administration’s work combatting antisemitism.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Educators have long relied on Holocaust curricula to combat antisemitism.—
Mark Treyger,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Her non-exhaustive account of the battle for equal rights in America includes more than one hundred laws, court rulings, murders, assassinations, books, films, protests, and riots.—
Mara Hoberman,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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The case is one of around 20 legal challenges to Trump’s use of executive authority since his return to office and could set the stage for broader court battles over his policy agenda.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In response, in the 2024 election, 22 states with strong public support, voted to fight climate change, approving billions of dollars in new spending.—
Stanley S. Litow,
New York Daily News,
2 Feb. 2025
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The events in Fassler’s timeline relate to freedoms (denied and protected) and discrimination (applied and fought against).—
Mara Hoberman,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Chapter 11 filing underscores the struggles of the active and outdoor apparel space.—
Richard Collings,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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To put this struggle into perspective, textile waste was up by over 800 percent from 1960-2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported in 2019.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The club put him on waivers last season but no contending clubs bit.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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At the meeting, housing advocates contended that the county‘s waiver proposal would slash too many restrictions, bypassing laws aimed at solving the region’s affordable housing crisis.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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An 18-year-old Button first came to prominence in 1948, winning Olympic gold in St. Moritz, Switzerland, by being the first skater to land a double axel in competition.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Some sports seem intent on consolidating seasons or shortening games while others are adding inventory or fostering spin-off competitions.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Police fatally shot a homicide suspect during a confrontation on the Newport Beach Pier early Saturday after a high-speed chase that began in Santa Ana, authorities said.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Duel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duel. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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