dueling

verb

variants or duelling
present participle of duel
as in fighting

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  1. fighting
  2. contending
  3. battling
  4. combating
  5. wrestling
  6. grappling
Verb
  • Xi has said fighting against corruption is essential to the party’s survival, and its ability to stay in power depends on strict discipline and political loyalty.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That carrier has been among the many Navy assets now in the Mideast fighting the president’s war in Iran and taking part in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of fighting
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  • Her absence — along with DNPs from multiple key Liberty starters — contributed to a contending team entering Thursday in a three-way tie for sixth place in league standings.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • While the competition is still several weeks out, some of the first marmots in the competition have already been introduced on the contending marmots Instagram.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of contending
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  • Bannister starred in all five Phantasm films, battling the evil Tall Man, a role that cemented his place in horror cinema.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Lomu and Marcus Bryant, who started again at right tackle, are battling for the swing tackle job.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of battling
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  • The African Union’s Malabo Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection, adopted in 2014, remains the continent’s main framework for combating cybercrime, but implementation has been uneven.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Lancer drives home the importance of a good skincare regimen—along with nutrition, diet, exercise and sunscreen use—as a key component of combatting signs of aging.
    — Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of combating
Verb
  • The music industry has been wrestling with the pros and cons of the new technology that allows musical novices to create professional-sounding songs in seconds.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Flair has been in and out of wrestling for the last few years.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrestling
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  • Countries around the world have been grappling with the question of whether to ban under-16s from social media and follow the example set by Australia last December.
    — Pierre P Bairin, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Various courts are grappling with just what Congress intended.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of grappling
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