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
And an age where NBA teams still played inside-out, throwing the ball to big men inside, who decided what would happen next, 10 players wrestling with one another in the paint.
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But my hands were typically in my pockets wrestling with lint.
—Davon Loeb, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Convenient pull tabs on the tongue and heel make these a breeze to slip on and off without wrestling over the laces, which are otherwise easy to tighten and secure.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The justices’ intervention on Friday highlights the Court’s growing role in mediating the boundaries of executive authority over entitlement spending, as Washington continues to wrestle with how best to balance fiscal discipline and social welfare amid rising costs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
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The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
But my hands were typically in my pockets wrestling with lint.
—Davon Loeb, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Convenient pull tabs on the tongue and heel make these a breeze to slip on and off without wrestling over the laces, which are otherwise easy to tighten and secure.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The justices’ intervention on Friday highlights the Court’s growing role in mediating the boundaries of executive authority over entitlement spending, as Washington continues to wrestle with how best to balance fiscal discipline and social welfare amid rising costs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestle
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Barton gave the jury the impression of a man prepared to go into daily combat on numerous fronts, constantly fighting one battle after another, in service of his principles.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Players fought, fought, fought, gave us every chance in the world.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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The country has for decades grappled with complex security challenges, particularly Islamist insurgencies such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The optimism signals a subtle yet important shift for an industry that has spent the past two years grappling with weak fundraising and geopolitical uncertainty.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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