wrangled

verb

past tense of wrangle
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 California’s new Anglo power brokers wrangled over who would have the right to vote. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Years of uncertainty followed, as Britain and the European Union wrangled over what their future trading relationship would look like. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Ringel and Levy Dagerman personally wrangled roughly 20 marketing promotions designed at engaging local audiences to come out, and the film managed to open on over 250 screens as a result. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 June 2026 So, Nitzany wrangled and grabbed the python while onlookers stood back and watched. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 In 1913, the Pennsylvania Game Commission arranged to have fifty elk wrangled out of Yellowstone National Park, hauled back to Pennsylvania by rail, and turned loose. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 In 1956, at a time when Black cowboys weren’t allowed to compete in rodeos, Charles LeBlanc wrangled 22 Black farmers and ranchers to create the Okmulgee County Roundup Club, an organization that would go on to launch the Okmulgee All Colored Rodeo. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 While in character, Sweeney went topless multiple times, sported a tiny Y2K butterfly top, experienced a few wedding nip slips, and even wrangled a python. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 1 June 2026 Plus, its tangle-free brush system has self-adjusting rubber brushes to prevent clogging — a convenient detail that could have wrangled both my husky’s fur and my long hair. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangled
  1. bickered
  2. argued
  3. fought
  4. quarreled
  5. clashed
Verb
  • King bickered with fans on social media.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Definition of bickered
Verb
  • Some community groups also argued the TIF funds being dedicated to infrastructure surrounding the Fire stadium should be used for community needs instead.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Cooper acknowledged the improvement but argued that the statistics do not capture the larger concerns many Californians continue to have about crime, repeat offenders, and support for victims.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2026
Definition of argued
Verb
  • The war’s new weapon What began as a ground war has evolved into a battle increasingly fought from the air.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The king successfully fought a hundred men and emerged victorious, but not before killing Antinous in Sinon’s name.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • In fact, Twain might well have quarreled with the whole premise of celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • He's previously quarreled with LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook and Draymond Green.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
Definition of quarreled
Verb
  • The pair clashed again over matters related to redistricting efforts ahead of the midterms.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 July 2026
  • The Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission, which is represented by the Office of the County Counsel, has repeatedly clashed with the office because its lawyers are also recommending the Sheriff’s Department ignore the commission’s subpoenas.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of clashed

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