as in bickering
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 wrangling
In the meantime, the Fed is wrangling with economic data showing that the inflation rate remains above the central bank's 2% annual goal, while surging oil prices are pushing up costs at the gas pump and may ripple through the economy.
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Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Radcliffe’s audience wrangling was as intuitively sharp as his deeply felt performance.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Snake hunter Mike Kimmel, who has firsthand experience wrangling them, put it bluntly.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Abby is reading these teases after wrangling a feisty debate for 10 minutes.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2026
Bailey and Buendia are representative of the club’s wrangling with financial restrictions and how doing so has checked the evolution of Emery’s squad.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Kayce’s days are spent wrangling horses, and his evenings being haunted by nightmares of tragedies past.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
That left Olympic skating besties Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir (Faithfuls) in a tight battle versus singer Eric Nam and snake wrangling hearthrob Rob Rausch (Traitors).
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Rob works professionally wrangling reptiles around the world.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Radcliffe’s audience wrangling was as intuitively sharp as his deeply felt performance.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Snake hunter Mike Kimmel, who has firsthand experience wrangling them, put it bluntly.
—Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2026
Abby is reading these teases after wrangling a feisty debate for 10 minutes.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2026
Bailey and Buendia are representative of the club’s wrangling with financial restrictions and how doing so has checked the evolution of Emery’s squad.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Kayce’s days are spent wrangling horses, and his evenings being haunted by nightmares of tragedies past.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
That left Olympic skating besties Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir (Faithfuls) in a tight battle versus singer Eric Nam and snake wrangling hearthrob Rob Rausch (Traitors).
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Rob works professionally wrangling reptiles around the world.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangling
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Ukraine's European allies have promised to maintain their steadfast support, but bickering over a major 90 billion euro ($106 billion) European Union loan to cover Kyiv's military and economic needs for two years has reflected the mounting challenges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Her grandparents are constantly bickering, worn down by the pressures of keeping the family hotel afloat.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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According to the judge’s order, Homeland Security is arguing that the legal basis of the deportations stems from a Biden-era agreement in which Mexico agreed to accept up to 30,000 Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans monthly.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The manager of a nearby bodega said the victims were arguing with another teen before the shooting erupted.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The underlying facts of the case are still to be ruled on, but the partial ruling on Friday was a big win for immigration advocates who had been fighting to shut down the controversial site.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The lone Republican was Merritt Farren, a 65-year-old media and technology attorney who lost his home in last year’s Palisades fire, and became an advocate while fighting State Farm’s controversial rate hike request.—
Pat Maio,
Daily News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Her father, after quarreling with Antigone’s mother, locked her out of their house overnight, which led to a terrible accident.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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Lydon’s revelation comes after years of quarreling with guitarist Steve Jones, bassist Glen Matlock, and drummer Paul Cook.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Wrangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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