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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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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Eleven finds her way to them, jumping inside the Mind Flayer to destroy Vecna, who’s controlling it from within, while Will fights telepathically from the outside, no longer empathetic or afraid to go toe to toe with his former saboteur.—
Yohana Desta,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2026
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Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Novo Nordisk’s shift from a market darling to a serious underperformer has set the stage for a transitional 2026 as the Danish drugmaker fights to regain investor confidence in its weight loss business.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Wrestles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestles. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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