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
Jackson must still wrestle with himself over his decisions in the wake of King's death.
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Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
At the GreenBiz conference in Phoenix, sustainability executives wrestled with what their role should be amid government pushback against efforts to tackle climate change and the public’s prioritization of other issues.
—Justin Worland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The men should be no match for lions, who could easily outpace them and could, being far stronger, wrestle them to the ground and dispatch them with a single bite to the neck.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Two contradictory bills met different fates on Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre as South Dakota lawmakers continued to wrestle with the best way to provide tax relief.
—Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 18 Feb. 2026
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Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
At the GreenBiz conference in Phoenix, sustainability executives wrestled with what their role should be amid government pushback against efforts to tackle climate change and the public’s prioritization of other issues.
—Justin Worland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
The men should be no match for lions, who could easily outpace them and could, being far stronger, wrestle them to the ground and dispatch them with a single bite to the neck.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Two contradictory bills met different fates on Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre as South Dakota lawmakers continued to wrestle with the best way to provide tax relief.
—Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 18 Feb. 2026
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The designation, which Anthropic will fight in court, could become a serious problem for the startup, which earns its revenue through enterprise software sales to companies that might currently or one day want to work with the military in some capacity.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors are fighting to prevent Cox from being able to cross examine witnesses.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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Nastco | Getty Bitcoin tumbled more than 5% on Tuesday to fall below $63,000, as investors continued to grapple with escalating tariff tensions and broader geopolitical risks.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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