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
Rotunda is the real-life father of late pro wrestler Bray Wyatt and his brother, who wrestles as Bo Dallas.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In London Fog, Kaszas wrestles with anxiety, explores the many modern paths to parenthood, and reflects on growing up with a single immigrant mother — all while trying not to let success change him.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In London Fog, Kaszas wrestles with anxiety, explores the many modern paths to parenthood, and reflects on growing up with a single immigrant mother — all while trying not to let success change him.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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.
—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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Another grapples with a sensory sickness, unable to tell what’s real and what’s not.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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A lot of Maeson's music grapples with his religious past; performing at the Mother Church of Country Music marks a homecoming in multiple ways.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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The festival’s Critics’ Award went to Love Me Tender, which sees Vicky Krieps play a lawyer who fights her ex-husband for custody of their son after starting a new relationship.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Eating cruciferous vegetables supports the body’s detoxification process, fights against inflammation and cell damage.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Wrestles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestles. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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