grappled (with)

verb

past tense of grapple (with)
as in addressed
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently a medical ethicist who grapples with extremely difficult questions all the time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grappled (with)
  1. addressed
  2. managed
  3. handled
  4. manipulated
  5. treated
  6. negotiated
  7. took
Verb
  • Kuzmenko addressed the media at the team's practice facility ahead of Saturday's game against the Montreal Canadiens.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Parents who addressed the board on Thursday urged the district to delay the vote and take more time to review logistics.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of addressed
Verb
  • SpaceX managed to salvage the last Starship from the Indian Ocean in July.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • To date, The Tower has managed more than 10,000 group sales leads and helped facilitate millions of dollars in theatrical group sales revenue across multiple film campaigns.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • Under legislation known as Assembly Bill 1770, the attorney general will decide what actions justice officials should take to ensure private arbitrations required by any health plan are handled fairly and in line with state law.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • James, naturally, handled himself like a true professional, used to the global spotlight since he was put on a basketball pedestal as a teenager.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • The senses of anyone entering these tombs were heavily manipulated.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Researcher Peter Garrigan told Fox News Moonshot AI's Kimi model could also be manipulated to provide information on planning terrorist attacks using real-time data, creating sarin gas, developing malware and taking down aircraft.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of manipulated
Verb
  • Staffers also expressed concerns about fiscal implications if bedbugs would come home with workers and require them to pay for their homes to be treated.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Palestinians are also clear that any near-term solution must include a credible route to independent statehood; a Palestinian state must not be treated as a possible reward at the end of a long and uncertain path.
    — Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • Rival Kalshi in April became the first exchange to complete a block trade, which are large transactions negotiated privately to avoid price volatility that are typical on Wall Street.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The plan is for housing on-site, but city officials stress the land is not being sold and is instead being negotiated as a long-term lease.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of negotiated
Verb
  • Nearly 1,000 runners took this option, and the race charted 652 incidents of injury or illness.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The plane descended sharply, losing half its altitude in less than two minutes, before other crew members took control of the Boeing 737 Max and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of took
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“Grappled (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grappled%20%28with%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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