grappled (with)

past tense of grapple (with)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grappled (with)
Verb
  • In a letter addressed to Bryan Corbett, chief executive of the Managed Funds Association, Warren requested information and documents related to the group’s lobbying efforts around a support package for Argentina coordinated by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Operational issues such as the timing of traffic signals and inadequate signage will also be addressed.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His brother Gal, managed to escape.
    Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • As of Sunday afternoon, the fire crew managed to contain 25% of the wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Panthers handled the test with ease, dispatching the Ottawa Senators 6-2 at Amerant Bank Arena to sweep their three-game homestand.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • However, head coach Dave Canales cautioned that the team needed to see how Coker handled the rigors of a normal NFL workweek.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The codes of Versace are very strong and Vitale manipulated the familiar in a playful way.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But those sensors can be manipulated.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The third victim was treated on scene by members of the Torrance Fire Department, according to Ahmad.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025
  • During the height of the civil rights era, the government often treated Black activism and urban unrest as a threat that needed to be contained.
    Josiah Bates, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Elma deal was negotiated with David Headley at D H H Literary Agency in association with The Artists Partnership.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As for Maxwell, the Supreme Court’s decision leaves her 20-year prison sentence intact and closes the door to a legal argument that sought to shield her from prosecution under a 2007 non-prosecution agreement negotiated by Epstein’s attorneys.
    Cameron Schoppa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the Chiefs facing fourth-and-3 inside the 10-yard-line, kicker Harrison Butker took a couple of steps off the sideline before Reid waved him back.
    Sam McDowell October 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Henninger took her concerns to the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed suit in April, saying the administration's actions violated the First Amendment.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Grappled (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grappled%20%28with%29. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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