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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as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to
I've been wrestling with the idea of switching careers for quite some time
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Recent Examples of wrestle
Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
The viral videos of the incident came after months of police wrestling with an increase in crime in Downtown and Over-the-Rhine.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2025
Shares in Nvidia had tumbled as much as 37% from January to April as the chipmaker wrestled with DeepSeek fears and US-China trade tensions.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame is home to the largest collection of wrestling memorabilia in the world and has interactive exhibits documenting the history of the sport.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
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Like practicing the moves, wrestling in the cribs, all that type of stuff.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2025
The viral videos of the incident came after months of police wrestling with an increase in crime in Downtown and Over-the-Rhine.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Aug. 2025
Shares in Nvidia had tumbled as much as 37% from January to April as the chipmaker wrestled with DeepSeek fears and US-China trade tensions.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
The National Wrestling Hall of Fame is home to the largest collection of wrestling memorabilia in the world and has interactive exhibits documenting the history of the sport.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 July 2025
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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