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
So many of the issues that Tuchel has been wrestling with over the past 18 months are the same that Southgate faced.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Stahl, along with correspondents Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim, had wrestled with whether to remain at the network in the aftermath of the staffing changes and Pelley's dismissal, according to The New York Times.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
No girl should have to unknowingly wrestle a boy.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Black service members have wrestled with the complexities of patriotism for centuries, from the Revolution to the current war in Iran.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Stahl, along with correspondents Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim, had wrestled with whether to remain at the network in the aftermath of the staffing changes and Pelley's dismissal, according to The New York Times.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
No girl should have to unknowingly wrestle a boy.
—Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Black service members have wrestled with the complexities of patriotism for centuries, from the Revolution to the current war in Iran.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
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In the 1970s, what was then West Germany co-produced the Tornado bomber with the UK and Italy; then in the 1990s Germany worked with the UK, Italy and Spain to produce the dog-fighting Eurofighter jet.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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But somehow, the Valkyries went cold and the Storm kept fighting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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This past school year at Harvard, I was invited by the late Setti Warren, Director of the Harvard Institute of Politics, and Joe Kennedy III to work with future politicians, activists, doctors, clergy members, executives and entrepreneurs grappling with that reality in real time.—
Marc Adelman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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International migration has long been a sensitive issue in Europe, as nations grapple with an aging population and increasing anti-foreigner sentiment.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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