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
On one day about 130 people were arrested after a melee in which police were attacked and injured.
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Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 23 May 2025
Two of the guys in the melee were trying to rob him of his drugs.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
But the news and images of the Alabama attacks, including a single photo from the Birmingham bus station melee that pictured a dozen men attacking Person on the ground, inspired a new movement of activists.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Of course, Grady still survives the melee, and that means all of the Buckleys are still in danger.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 June 2025
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Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 23 May 2025
Two of the guys in the melee were trying to rob him of his drugs.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
But the news and images of the Alabama attacks, including a single photo from the Birmingham bus station melee that pictured a dozen men attacking Person on the ground, inspired a new movement of activists.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Of course, Grady still survives the melee, and that means all of the Buckleys are still in danger.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for melee
Noun
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Police in Cincinnati are investigating a viral video that shows what appears to be a violent brawl in the downtown section of the city.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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The match was a violent and bloody brawl between two of the era's biggest stars.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Noun
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This is the third bench-clearing skirmish for the Angels this season, though none has resulted in ejections.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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That’s right, the first camp skirmish pitted a pair of rookies, tackle Josh Simmons and interior defensive lineman Omarr Norman-Lott, with Simmons appearing to land a right-handed blow to Norman-Lott’s helmet.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 July 2025
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“Melee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melee. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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