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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Naoe excels in parkour and silent eliminations, using tools like a grappling hook, while Yasuke dominates in melee combat.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Captain America will be able to use melee attacks while his shield is thrown or during the Team-Up Ability Charged Aegis state to activate the first two hits of Sentinel Strike.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
An inattentive public might simply see a Washington melee—the disrupters against the bureaucrats.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Hurley clearly believed sending his team to the handshake line was inviting a conflagration and took the necessary steps to prevent a melee at DFA.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Captain America will be able to use melee attacks while his shield is thrown or during the Team-Up Ability Charged Aegis state to activate the first two hits of Sentinel Strike.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
An inattentive public might simply see a Washington melee—the disrupters against the bureaucrats.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Hurley clearly believed sending his team to the handshake line was inviting a conflagration and took the necessary steps to prevent a melee at DFA.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Melee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melee. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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