Duel and Melee

Duel

Duel noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

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Melee and duel are semantically related in fight topic. In some cases you can use "Melee" instead a noun "Duel", when it comes to topics like battle.

Nearby Words: duelling, dueling, duelist, dueler, duellist

Melee noun - A rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people.

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Duel and melee are semantically related in fight topic. Sometimes you can use "Duel" instead a noun "Melee", if it concerns topics such as battle.

similar	similar duel	similar melee
standard	standard duel	standard melee
brutal	brutal duel	brutal melee
actual	actual duel	actual melee
Other adjectives: entire, violent, big, serious, grand, major, dramatic, final, deadly, later, epic, next, verbal, giant, ensuing, upcoming, one-on-one, climactic, non-lethal.

Using keeper powers, she manages to fight on par with a horned reaper - in melee combat; a duel that amounted to a thinly-disguised public execution sponsored by a Dark God she'd angered.

Source: Pint Sized Powerhouse / Fan Works
This character is an absolute monster if you challenge them to a melee fight, but in a Wizard Duel they're a pushover.

Source: Magically Inept Fighter
Theme Music Power-Up: Yunlong's returns to the fight during the final duel against White Dragon are accompanied by Ominous Latin Chanting Throwing Your Sword Always Works: The protagonists spend more time throwing melee weapons than using them.

Source: Film / Wu Dang

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