as in fighting
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie
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Recent Examples of wrestling
The Senate is now wrestling with how students — and teachers — might use artificial intelligence in the classroom.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
But as Alex Ovechkin summers back home, wrestling with a decision about whether to lace up the skates for a 22nd NHL season at age 41, the news of what is happening in the American capital must have reached the Russian capital.
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Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
While struggling at home, Starmer has earned praise for his response to global conflicts, sometimes appearing more at home at international summits than when wrestling with the details of domestic policy.
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Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
After granting his request to aid his cause, Sharako insists that the uptight Lannister prove his worth by wrestling her in a mud pit.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
But as Alex Ovechkin summers back home, wrestling with a decision about whether to lace up the skates for a 22nd NHL season at age 41, the news of what is happening in the American capital must have reached the Russian capital.
—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
While struggling at home, Starmer has earned praise for his response to global conflicts, sometimes appearing more at home at international summits than when wrestling with the details of domestic policy.
—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
After granting his request to aid his cause, Sharako insists that the uptight Lannister prove his worth by wrestling her in a mud pit.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wrestling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestling
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Police encountered teens fighting, launching fireworks at other people and carrying handguns.
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This serum is great for fading dark spots, boosting collagen production, and fighting visible signs of aging like fine lines and dullness.
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Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton, who grabbed Mikolas, leading to the two of them grappling, got a three-game suspension.
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Financial regulation is struggling to keep pace with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, according to European policymakers, who are grappling with how to support adoption while containing risks to market integrity and stability.
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English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe.
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And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats.
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The sheriff's office released body camera footage showing a 30-second clip of Rivas tussling with the alligator.
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Two boys tussling over a bladder in a three-foot-high canvas painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in the late 1760s snarl up in a whirlpool of pain, each twisting the other’s right ear.
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestling. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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