rassles

present tense third-person singular of rassle
as in wrestles
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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  • In London Fog, Kaszas wrestles with anxiety, explores the many modern paths to parenthood, and reflects on growing up with a single immigrant mother — all while trying not to let success change him.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • D'Vontaye Mitchell's widow still wrestles with grief In her letter, Harmon said all four men need to be held accountable in Mitchell's death and that she is still traumatized by memory of receiving the call informing her that her husband was gone.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • As Congress fights over the future of Affordable Care Act subsidies, the healthcare of millions of Floridians is on the line.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Profits from the pumpkin patch go towards the Cooper Trooper Foundation, a nonprofit that fights childhood cancer through sibling support and a research fund set up at Monroe Carell Jr.
    Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Rassles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rassles. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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