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
D'Vontaye Mitchell's widow still wrestles with grief In her letter, Harmon said all four men need to be held accountable in Mitchell's death and that she is still traumatized by memory of receiving the call informing her that her husband was gone.
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Treutelaar, who also wrestles and plays lacrosse, attended football camps at Georgia, Illinois, Kansas State, Northwestern and Ohio State this summer and plans to follow in the footsteps of his father, Justin, a former Purdue long snapper.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Treutelaar, who also wrestles and plays lacrosse, attended football camps at Georgia, Illinois, Kansas State, Northwestern and Ohio State this summer and plans to follow in the footsteps of his father, Justin, a former Purdue long snapper.
—Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestles
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And when the nation grapples with political divisions, civil unrest, social change or pandemics, these public lands – whether technically national parks or other elements in the wider system – are debated and fought over, protested in and used as an example.—
Jeffrey C. Hallo,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
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The release of the vacation photos sparked immediate outrage on social media, with critics slamming Moore for indulging in a luxury getaway while Maryland, and particularly Baltimore, grapples with rampant crime and economic struggles.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Four months ago when the Suns’ season concluded, Ishbia discussed the value of having a gritty, resilient group that fights hard defensively for the entire game, not just in flashes.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Folk performer Barun Sarma fights to revive lost traditions and expose the devastating impact of arsenic contamination from tube wells that are now turning his village into a cancer hotspot.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Wrestles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestles. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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