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melee

noun

ˈmā-ˌlā

Definition of melee

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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Recent Examples of melee Franks reached the goal line, leapt in the air, trapped the pass to his chest and got pummeled by the Jaguars linebacker in coverage — he was crushed to the point his helmet flew off in the melee. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 In the melee the Koh-i-Noor was smuggled to the Persian general Ahmad Khan Abdali by a devoted harem member. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 The melee was a hot topic at Monday night's city council meeting. — Julia Avant, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Wepa Up retained their titles via disqualification against the War Raiders amidst a chaotic post-match melee involving the Tongas. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for melee

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After the fight, Shakur allegedly got into a brawl with Anderson, a member of the South Side Compton Crips gang who had attempted to steal a Death Row Records medallion from a member of Shakur’s entourage.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
The inciting incident behind the murder of one of the greatest rappers of all time very well might have been triggered by an ostensibly insignificant brawl at a mall Foot Locker.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

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