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
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On 33 occasions since 2017, Congress has been forced to pass emergency extensions to the flood insurance program, as lawmakers bickered over budgets and looming shutdowns threatened to disrupt it, according to a letter the National Association of Realtors sent to Congress ahead of the shutdown.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Her defense argued that Owens had been the aggressor in the dispute and cited Lorincz’ mental health.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Cook and his clients argued that preserving the school was not feasible.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Davis was a civil rights lawyer who fought to desegregate public schools in Texas.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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While new weapons were what Western observers were eager to get a look at, the parade also featured North Korean troops who fought against Ukraine, helping to expel Kyiv’s forces from the Kursk region of Russia earlier this year.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Franklin’s son and grandson quarreled.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Most had quarrelled with someone right before the act.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Blagoja Milevski’s side managed to frustrate the Red Devils when these countries clashed back in June, striking in the 86th minute to secure a 1-1 home draw.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Rioters and protesters have clashed with authorities outside the facility for weeks.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Wrangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangled. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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