grapples (with)

present tense third-person singular of grapple (with)

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Verb
  • In an age dominated by artificial intelligence, where data access speed is everything, this advancement addresses one of computing’s most pressing bottlenecks.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In Form and Function, Rimaks addresses the ongoing shift toward purposeful design by bridging the gap between classic workwear and modern-day wardrobe staples.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
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  • Mannika trained as a sociologist at Columbia University and now manages product for tech companies.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 10 Oct. 2025
  • How Memphis manages this balance between security and trust may shape future debates over the role of the National Guard in American cities.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Weather sealing keeps it safe in tough conditions, and the autofocus system handles fast-moving subjects with ease.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Fremantle handles international production and distribution.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Complicating matters is the insidious Host character (voiced by Len Cunningham’s father, Liam Cunningham), who manipulates the players’ reality.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • All of this is possible because hackers use a tactic called SEO poisoning, which manipulates Google's search results so their fake websites appear near the top.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The statutory language in Colorado’s conversion therapy law treats sexuality and gender identity as equally protected, parallel characteristics.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the next scene, Ed treats his first fan—his sometime girlfriend Adeline Watkins—to the spectacle of a dead, nude woman, eviscerated and strung up like a carcass in a slaughterhouse.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The nation takes the entire cure by eliminating all domestic coins and bills in circulation.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In other words, the team that takes the ice Thursday night for the 2025-26 season opener features a healthy dose of franchise history.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jonas negotiates the coffee and doughnut freebie in a fun video posted on Instagram and TikTok.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Faulí now runs a team of eleven architects, and also negotiates the politics of a project that has numerous stakeholders.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Grapples (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapples%20%28with%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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