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duelling
verb as in repel
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verb as in resist
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verb as in tilt
verb as in traverse
verb as in withstand
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verb as in come to blows
verb as in combat
verb as in contest
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verb as in feud
verb as in fight
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Dempsey had such a love-hate duel with manager Earl Weaver that, during a dugout argument, they once threw pieces of catching equipment at each other.
We dismiss the notion that the duel between Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will in any way decide the GOAT debate.
Brady will be on the other side, in his new Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform, ready for another epic quarterback duel one week after defeating Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.
That will be a playoff duel between Brees and Tom Brady, the six-time Super Bowl winner for the New England Patriots now in his first season with the Buccaneers.
It was an honor society, where leading politicians responded to slights by fighting fatal duels.
The English public walked straight into the trap, although they abhor nothing on earth more than the duelling system.
My landlord had a great penchant, like other Frenchmen of that day, for conversing on the subject of duelling.
And now we will leave them both for awhile, and make a few remarks upon duelling.
For you must know that the spring is the duelling time, when all the birds go to battle.
But duelling was a peculiar Southern institution; most Southern people settled their difficulties with pistols.
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On this page you'll find 449 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to duelling, such as: chase away, confront, drive away, drive off, fend off, and hold back/hold off.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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