as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily
a town meeting at which local residents wrangled for hours about property taxes
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Recent Examples of wrangled
Last season, the Rangers barely wrangled a 37-33 victory.
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Chloe Soule’, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Colombia and Peru have often wrangled over their frontier.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Stella Budelli, 11, wrangled her goat onto a stage, and watched as a representative from Les Schwab Tire Center won her animal.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Yellowstone spinoff The Dutton Ranch just wrangled another big name to join its cast.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
The hemp industry for years has wrangled with state lawmakers and Simpson’s agency over attempts to curtail sales of gummies, flower, vapes and other intoxicating products, which can be more potent than products sold by the state’s highly regulated medical-marijuana operators.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
The alligator is then wrangled into the backseat of a police car for relocation.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
During Grant’s 1868 campaign for the presidency, Americans—particularly American Jews—wrangled with the issue.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
The district was one of several seats in California seen as pivotal in the fight for control of Congress, and was one of three in the state that Democrats wrangled from Republican control.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Chloe Soule’, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Colombia and Peru have often wrangled over their frontier.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Stella Budelli, 11, wrangled her goat onto a stage, and watched as a representative from Les Schwab Tire Center won her animal.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Yellowstone spinoff The Dutton Ranch just wrangled another big name to join its cast.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
The hemp industry for years has wrangled with state lawmakers and Simpson’s agency over attempts to curtail sales of gummies, flower, vapes and other intoxicating products, which can be more potent than products sold by the state’s highly regulated medical-marijuana operators.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
The alligator is then wrangled into the backseat of a police car for relocation.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
During Grant’s 1868 campaign for the presidency, Americans—particularly American Jews—wrangled with the issue.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
The district was one of several seats in California seen as pivotal in the fight for control of Congress, and was one of three in the state that Democrats wrangled from Republican control.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangled
Verb
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In recent years, the companies have bickered about the rise of streaming services, in which the media companies are investing billions of dollars and which lure away cable and satellite customers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Communists and socialists bickered over doctrine and orthodoxy.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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City officials argued that yoga — even when taught for free or by donation — is a commercial activity and not protected by the First Amendment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Residents acknowledged there’s always going to be some noise in a dense urban area like downtown, but argued the noise from cars and motorcycles is above the normal din.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rachel Goldberg-Polin fought to save her son’s life.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Years after Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman fought to the death to save his fellow soldiers, an intelligence officer strives to prove his valor — leading an investigation that ultimately would secure him the Medal of Honor.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Bangkok and Phnom Penh have quarreled for decades over undemarcated parts of their 508-mile land border, which was first mapped by France in 1907 when Cambodia was its colony.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fans have pointed to the former Big Machine label boss, who oversaw Swift’s early career and later clashed with her over ownership of her masters, as the likely target of this fiery track.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Peru Protestors clashed with police in Lima, the Peruvian capital, over the weekend as young demonstrators, joined by bus and taxi drivers, marched over growing economic insecurity.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Wrangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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