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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But a storm battered the peak shortly after Krakauer and others began their descent, and in the ensuing melee eight climbers and guides, including Hall, perished.
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2025
In the dying moments of the game, a melee broke out on the pitch after a foul on Messi.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
But that’s what some customers at the Murrieta In-N-Out were apparently served Saturday night when police say a huge fight broke out at the fast food restaurant, with officials estimating between 20 and 30 people involved in the melee.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025
To his horror, Rick saw that his girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) had been shot in the melee, lying near death on the ground.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2025
In the dying moments of the game, a melee broke out on the pitch after a foul on Messi.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
But that’s what some customers at the Murrieta In-N-Out were apparently served Saturday night when police say a huge fight broke out at the fast food restaurant, with officials estimating between 20 and 30 people involved in the melee.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2025
To his horror, Rick saw that his girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) had been shot in the melee, lying near death on the ground.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for melee
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“Melee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melee. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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