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
Officers Coggins and Pacholsky wrestled with the man as Jeffery tried to secure the gun.
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Corner Deonte Banks physically wrestled the ball away in tight coverage, and Beckham took the worst of the contact as both players landed on the grass.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
For years, women’s soccer leagues have wrestled with how to capitalize on spikes in global soccer attention.
—Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Police say the children's mother and a 20-year-old son wrestled Smerer to stop him from going any further.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Since, though, the players have wrestled with poor results and underperforming expectations.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Jelly Roll has wrestled a couple of times recently.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Stock market bulls wrestled back control last week after a brief respite, putting the S & P 500 back on the cusp of another record high.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
Cain Lee Clark, 17, wrestled at a Clairemont high school while attending online school, according to school records.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Corner Deonte Banks physically wrestled the ball away in tight coverage, and Beckham took the worst of the contact as both players landed on the grass.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
For years, women’s soccer leagues have wrestled with how to capitalize on spikes in global soccer attention.
—Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Police say the children's mother and a 20-year-old son wrestled Smerer to stop him from going any further.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Since, though, the players have wrestled with poor results and underperforming expectations.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Jelly Roll has wrestled a couple of times recently.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Stock market bulls wrestled back control last week after a brief respite, putting the S & P 500 back on the cusp of another record high.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
Cain Lee Clark, 17, wrestled at a Clairemont high school while attending online school, according to school records.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestled
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The memory of that episode—and of the country’s long and bloody civil war, fought from 1975 to 1990—still looms.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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José Palma, national coordinator of the National TPS Alliance — an advocacy group that has fought in federal courts against the cancellation of TPS for several countries—welcomed the extension of protections for the Lebanese.—
Gisela Salomon,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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This happened even as many African economies grappled with currency weakness, debt burdens, and slow growth.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise emerged as one of the most overbought stocks as the market grappled with seesawing volatility this week.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
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The two Democrats have frequently tussled for moral high ground over their connections to industries that voters might see as unsavory.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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Kevin Keegan and Arsene Wenger tussled with Sir Alex Ferguson, and in the years that followed, Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez battled in the league and in Europe.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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In July 2023, firefighters battled a blaze on the property for four days after a conveyor belt fire spread to bark chip piles and structures, according to local fire and rescue officials.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The Red Sox had battled the Atlanta Braves to a 2-2 score, but reliever Danny Coulombe opened the sixth inning by allowing an infield single and back-to-back walks to load the bases with no outs.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Kupcho scuffled to a second-round 73 after carding the only 66 of the tournament so far on Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
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The trial’s first witness was a video expert analyzing security video in which Anthony and Metcalf scuffled before Anthony fled toward the stadium exit.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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The two cousins brawled back to ringside.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 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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“Wrestled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestled. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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