Thesaurus results for WRESTLED

wrestled

verb

past tense of wrestle

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 Ivelisse Garcia Santana said her grandson Jeury Concepcion needed several stitches after ICE agents wrestled him to the ground. —

Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Paxley wrestled other talented superstars, including Asuka, Ash By Elegance, Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, Gigi Dolin, Thea Hail, Fallon Henley, Michin, Liv Morgan, Ivy Nile, Jaida Parker, Roxanne Perez, Raquel Rodriguez, Sol Ruca, Kairi Sane, Lyra Valkyria, and Zaria. —

James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026 But another sheet of emergency instructions found at the crash site suggests that the pilots had wrestled with another challenge. —

James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Financially dependent on her parents throughout her youth and confused by waves of calm or small kindnesses, Gross wrestled with distancing herself for some time before cutting contact with her parents and brothers as an adult. —

Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 The young girl, decked out in Guardians gear at the game, was going for the ball after a home run from Daniel Schneemann at Progressive Field on Monday, April 27 when an adult man ran over and wrestled it away from her. —

Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 Lawmakers in Connecticut have wrestled with how exactly to regulate the issue, particularly in the wake of reports that grocery stores in the state were using facial recognition technology to track shopper activity. —

P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026 Building the Brand-Verse – Success with Franchises Where the AI panel wrestled with organizational change, the franchise panel turned to a different challenge. —

Kennedy French, Variety, 23 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

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Margaret moved into his battle station and fought bravely, sustaining three gunshot wounds, until the British captured the post.

— Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
As technology continues to advance, drone warfare will likely become more autonomous, more widespread, and more decisive, fundamentally altering the way battles are fought.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026