as in fought
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 wrestled
Philadelphia showed signs early in the second half, but Brown wrestled back momentum by stealing a Drummond outlet pass and drilling a 3-pointer.
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Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia showed signs of a rally early in the second half, but Brown wrestled back momentum by stealing a Drummond outlet pass and drilling a 3-pointer.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
In his own first run with WWE, Cody Rhodes wrestled as spinoff character Stardust, a gimmick that is generally considered a waste of his considerable talent.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Eudy, who died in 2024, wrestled under different names, including Sid, Sid Eudy, Sid Justice, Sid Steele, Sid Vicious, Sycho Sid, Vicious Warriors and Lord Humongous.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Moore then wrestled Hawkins onto a bench and was able to remove the gun from his hand, the affidavit states.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Still, the Justices wrestled with Sauer’s interpretation of the case.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Like many websites, Wikipedia has wrestled with how to handle the paradigm shift in generative AI for online text content.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Georgia lawmakers Tuesday wrestled with how to preserve public access to mug shots and police video while protecting the people portrayed in those images from online exploitation.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia showed signs of a rally early in the second half, but Brown wrestled back momentum by stealing a Drummond outlet pass and drilling a 3-pointer.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
In his own first run with WWE, Cody Rhodes wrestled as spinoff character Stardust, a gimmick that is generally considered a waste of his considerable talent.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Eudy, who died in 2024, wrestled under different names, including Sid, Sid Eudy, Sid Justice, Sid Steele, Sid Vicious, Sycho Sid, Vicious Warriors and Lord Humongous.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Moore then wrestled Hawkins onto a bench and was able to remove the gun from his hand, the affidavit states.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Still, the Justices wrestled with Sauer’s interpretation of the case.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
Like many websites, Wikipedia has wrestled with how to handle the paradigm shift in generative AI for online text content.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Georgia lawmakers Tuesday wrestled with how to preserve public access to mug shots and police video while protecting the people portrayed in those images from online exploitation.
—David Wickert, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestled
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Thankfully, many judges have fought many of his unconstitutional acts.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah have fought several wars and have been fighting on and off since the day after the start of the Gaza war.—
Kareem Chehayeb,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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His father, who owned a liquor store, grappled with frequent sting operations from officials claiming that minors were purchasing alcohol there.—
Paula Mejía,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Before Mythos Preview's limited release, the cybersecurity community grappled with the growing capabilities of commercially available advanced AI models.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2026
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Vanderbilt, who verbally tussled with Redick on Tuesday after playing just five minutes and receiving an early hook in the second quarter, played a team-high 25 minutes off the bench, contributing six rebounds and five assists.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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The officer then shoved Phillips, who tussled with the officer and took him to the ground.—
David Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Apr. 2026
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Stojaković battled a knee sprain in the preseason and a high ankle sprain in February.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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The countries that qualified include several that have battled openly — and in some cases literally — with Israel, such as Iran, Turkey and South Africa.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Beyond that, the Avs’ main goals through the final five games will be to get everyone as healthy as possible, and hopefully see a couple of strong outings from Mackenzie Blackwood, who has scuffled recently.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs need more consistency from their lineup, which has scuffled through their first nine games.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wait, goaltender Igor Shesterkin — who brawled with New Jersey’s Jacob Markström last week — has boxing coaches?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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On April 3, after UCLA defeated University of Texas in the Final Four, Close apologized to the fans in an ESPN interview about how the two teams brawled over each point.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Wrestled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestled. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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