as in to fight
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie
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Recent Examples of wrestle
But even in wealthier places, schools now wrestle with attendance problems far more often than before the pandemic struck in March 2020.
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
When tools generate plausible answers before leaders even finish formulating their questions, the temptation to skip the hard part—wrestling with ambiguity, weighing nuance, facing doubt—becomes stronger.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Mike remained engrossed in wrestling on the Spanish channel as Lorna prepared her retaliatory strike: a pot of boiling water.
—Mark Kriegel
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The guards wrestle him to the ground and In-ho watches.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2025
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Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
When tools generate plausible answers before leaders even finish formulating their questions, the temptation to skip the hard part—wrestling with ambiguity, weighing nuance, facing doubt—becomes stronger.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Mike remained engrossed in wrestling on the Spanish channel as Lorna prepared her retaliatory strike: a pot of boiling water.
—Mark Kriegel
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The guards wrestle him to the ground and In-ho watches.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2025
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At one point the pair had fought in the street, leading police to take the man's identity, which helped lead to him, investigators said.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
14 June 2025
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One idea was to add tanks or other iconic Army equipment to an exhibit parked on the National Mall where tourists could learn about the Army's history of fighting the nation's wars.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
14 June 2025
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The Chicago city clerk is suspending the online application portal to a municipal ID program recently subpoenaed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the latest defense from local officials grappling with the threat of mass deportations under Republican President Donald Trump.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Dozens of lakes impacted by closures as USACE grapples with cuts.—
Robin Roenker,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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