as in grapples
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 wrestles
This season, silence is louder than words, loyalties are tested, and as each woman wrestles with the past, not everyone will make it to the other side the same.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
The police officer then wrestles Newman to the ground, and no shots are fired.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Another video geolocated by CNN captures the outstanding moment a bystander, who has since been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, then wrestles the gun off the shooter, before the gunman retreats to the bridge.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Booker is 4-of-6 from the field and Carlton wrestles a rebound away from UTRGV to extend Texas' sizeable lead.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Joel Edgerton stars as resilient logger Robert, who wrestles with tragedy in the Pacific Northwest.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Verse two brought the listener inside the cab, where the singer wrestles with the love songs on the radio and fears that a text message will undermine his determination.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
At this point, Peter wrestles Carrie/Josie for the gun.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025
Rotunda is the real-life father of late pro wrestler Bray Wyatt and his brother, who wrestles as Bo Dallas.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
The police officer then wrestles Newman to the ground, and no shots are fired.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Another video geolocated by CNN captures the outstanding moment a bystander, who has since been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, then wrestles the gun off the shooter, before the gunman retreats to the bridge.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Booker is 4-of-6 from the field and Carlton wrestles a rebound away from UTRGV to extend Texas' sizeable lead.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Joel Edgerton stars as resilient logger Robert, who wrestles with tragedy in the Pacific Northwest.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Verse two brought the listener inside the cab, where the singer wrestles with the love songs on the radio and fears that a text message will undermine his determination.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
At this point, Peter wrestles Carrie/Josie for the gun.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025
Rotunda is the real-life father of late pro wrestler Bray Wyatt and his brother, who wrestles as Bo Dallas.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestles
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Nina McConigley’s How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder grapples with these ideas, riffing on the idea of overthrow by narrowing the focus from national boundaries to familial ones.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Sophie considers accepting a position elsewhere in light of everything that has happened, while Benedict grapples with what choosing Sophie could mean for his social standing.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The National Immigration Law Center fights in courts and legislatures to protect low-income immigrants, ensuring that civil rights don’t disappear simply because of where someone was born.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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On the outskirts of the crowd, fights broke out between protesters and counter-protesters.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Wrestles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestles. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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