Thesaurus results for WRESTLES

wrestles

verb

present tense third-person singular of wrestle

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 Season 1 reportedly will be centered around DC bad guy Gorilla Grodd, who often wrestles The Flash. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 July 2026 Francis also wrestles occasionally for Boca Raton Championship Wrestling in South Florida and competed prior for Coastal Championship Wrestling in South and Central Florida. — James Varsallone, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 The officer then wrestles the woman to the ground. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 31 May 2026 If Kittle wrestles a crocodile down under, who is winning? — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 19 May 2026 This film wrestles with that desire, centring on Yod. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 May 2026 The Esperanza junior, who wrestles at 113 pounds, strained a knee during the Doc Buchanan tournament in Clovis in January. — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026 At left, Nora wrestles Jefferson’s Ella Hughes during the finals of the 135-pound weight class. — Jason Getz, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026 Judah Heeg, who wrestles for Lemont, and Providence’s Luke Banas both finished fourth. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026

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In the churning pool, Max grapples with Tom, who locks him in a stranglehold.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
As the Middle East grapples with declining stability owing to the Iran war, cities across Asia are experiencing notable improvements driven by sustained healthcare investments.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

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This facilitated a new segment at the end of this movie where Hathaway fights a hallucinatory version of the Nu Gundam piloted by Amuro.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Dan Na Ambassagou, a militia group that fights against Fulanis, accusing them of harboring Islamist groups, was once embraced by the government but has now been denounced.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026