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rassle

verb

ˈra-səl

Definition of rassle

as in to wrestle

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery the boys would rassle and roughhouse for hours on end

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wrestle

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Researchers are already documenting these effects, which threaten to render the hard work of wrestling with ideas a lost art.

— Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
James, who seems to be wrestling with the issue of faith more than the others, thinks all of them might be dead.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

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