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
  • In April 2022, Roberts used a racial slur at a state board meeting after the former Topeka NAACP president had addressed the Board on the topic of African-American history.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • Caucus hearing on shooting The finding was announced a few hours after the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a hearing on the shooting Friday in Houston and addressed the search warrant application for the van that Salgado Araujo was driving.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of addressed
Verb
  • Defense attorney Marilyn Bednarski said Burke’s mother, Colleen Burke, managed most of the company’s financial decisions.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026
  • The Japanese international moved to Birmingham last summer for around €9 million, but managed just one goal in 28 appearances in the English Championship.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • Each company explicitly named the illness as a material business risk and warned fresh, raw leafy greens handled at its restaurants were at risk for the parasite.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Langley, 27, handled the mishap with ease and slipped into a Baltimore Ravens jersey before picking up her guitar and carrying on with the show at M&T Bank Stadium.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • This is a show in which a teenage boy is manipulated into biting off his own toe.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Observers also raise concerns around selective or manipulated releases of official video.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026
Definition of manipulated
Verb
  • In an email sent to hospital technology officials, McCrary wrote that Konza would provide CPSC with records when a patient is treated in the ER for any of more than 10,000 conditions.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The leftover brine is treated with the bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED) process that uses electricity and specialized membranes to split the ultra-salty solution into acidic and alkaline streams.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
Definition of treated
Verb
  • Vandermeer is represented by Joe Veltre, senior partner and co-head of the Gersh Agency’s New York office, and attorney Alex Kohner at Yorn Levine, both of whom negotiated the deal.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 23 July 2026
  • The deal was negotiated by Helen Parker for Universal Pictures Content Group and Avy Eschenasy for Bleecker Street.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of negotiated
Verb
  • The move is a shift for a district that brought all leasing in-house in November 2020, shortly after Ed and Sasha Bass took sole ownership.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
  • While the offense took a bit to come around, Mack was always doing his thing behind the plate.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of took
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