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
Chris Feil, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Apps used to be the measure of a mobile platform's worth, with Apple and Google dueling over who could list the most items in their respective stores.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
What looked like a classic pitchers’ duel before the game took some twists and turns on Friday, with one ace looking rock-solid, but losing, and another ace struggling early, but winning.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
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Noun
Teleport us to Mars! — and design dueling witch looks in honor of Wicked: For Good.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 13 June 2025
Apps used to be the measure of a mobile platform's worth, with Apple and Google dueling over who could list the most items in their respective stores.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2025
Verb
Junk and Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers engaged in a pitchers’ duel into the seventh inning.
—Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
What looked like a classic pitchers’ duel before the game took some twists and turns on Friday, with one ace looking rock-solid, but losing, and another ace struggling early, but winning.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duel
Noun
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The plaintiffs in the lawsuit alleged Amazon didn't consider the Falcon 9 due to an intense and personal rivalry between Bezos and SpaceX founder Elon Musk.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 July 2025
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However, the trade rivalry between the U.S. and China has been weighing heavily on the industry.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The department first introduced the program earlier this summer as one of its measures to combat an uptick in crime across the city, particularly in the urban core.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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The players are combating the heat, but the baseballs may be embracing it.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The injuries that eventually cut the third baseman’s career short began to take hold right before Forde lost a years-long battle with breast cancer.—
Abbey Mastracco,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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There was a long legal battle, that went on for years.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
19 July 2025
Verb
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Experts say the relatively simple way to survive this current is to float, stay as calm as possible and don’t fight it.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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The tribe also has fought to preserve shrinking numbers of the c'waam and koptu, two fish species central to the three tribal cultures that form the tribe.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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More struggles result in prosperity Another fight would also call for Jones' leadership in action.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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In another, Paramount is reading the writing on the wall, as late-night and network television writ large struggle to keep up with streaming.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
Verb
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In previous filings, Stone contended that forensic evidence would show that whoever shot Reuter was much taller than Yang.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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He was expected to contend for the team's lead running back role with the departure of veteran Nick Chubb.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Beginning with five pairs who choose to couple up, the show then sees the islanders through eight weeks of fierce competition as bombshells enter the villa and games are played to see who will leave the villa as the strongest couple.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Meanwhile, in an unexpected move, the TV Academy said late yesterday afternoon that nominees in the first two categories — reality competition program and talk series — would be announced on CBS Mornings shortly before 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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Midas kills Araña after a confrontation fueled by accusations of betrayal.—
Time,
Time,
18 July 2025
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According to police, 38-year-old Cynthia Valeska Díaz Sosa was arrested July 9 in Key West after a confrontation with another driver, Perla DeMiller.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
18 July 2025
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“Duel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duel. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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