duel
noun
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
have been dueling
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present perfect progressiveof duel.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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There have been dueling theories, with one being that earthquake activity increases in a region before a large earthquake, while another says seismic activity decreases before a large jolt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2024
Tellez and Adames have been dueling for the team lead in homers.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Djokovic have been dueling for 15 years and have won 20 Grand Slam singles titles apiece.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
Since news of Dugan’s ouster broke, the Recording Academy and Dugan have been dueling in the courts and press alike, and their accounts of what happened are contradictory.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2020
In the end, the justices put aside what might have been dueling opinions for a more anodyne statement that drew no noted dissents.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2018
