as in fighting
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 wrestling
The Senate is now wrestling with how students — and teachers — might use artificial intelligence in the classroom.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
But as Alex Ovechkin summers back home, wrestling with a decision about whether to lace up the skates for a 22nd NHL season at age 41, the news of what is happening in the American capital must have reached the Russian capital.
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Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
While struggling at home, Starmer has earned praise for his response to global conflicts, sometimes appearing more at home at international summits than when wrestling with the details of domestic policy.
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Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
After granting his request to aid his cause, Sharako insists that the uptight Lannister prove his worth by wrestling her in a mud pit.
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Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
But as Alex Ovechkin summers back home, wrestling with a decision about whether to lace up the skates for a 22nd NHL season at age 41, the news of what is happening in the American capital must have reached the Russian capital.
—
Barry Svrluga,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
While struggling at home, Starmer has earned praise for his response to global conflicts, sometimes appearing more at home at international summits than when wrestling with the details of domestic policy.
—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
After granting his request to aid his cause, Sharako insists that the uptight Lannister prove his worth by wrestling her in a mud pit.
—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for wrestling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestling
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Then some classic fighting soldiers — not American Revolution battles but intergalactic — come blended into the metal music gyrations of the helmet-wearing band Galactic Empire.
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As with fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the urgency of the problem will likely only sink in when the need arises.
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Much of the West is grappling with similar conditions, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
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Nearly two weeks after the Pride night controversy erupted after four pitchers wrote Bible verses on their rainbow hats, the team is still grappling with the fallout.
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And in an age of boorish, brawling Little League Parents®, perhaps there’s a lesson to be learned from our new friends in the horn hats.
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In five years, Keanu Reaves will be brawling like this.
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The sheriff's office released body camera footage showing a 30-second clip of Rivas tussling with the alligator.
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Two boys tussling over a bladder in a three-foot-high canvas painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in the late 1760s snarl up in a whirlpool of pain, each twisting the other’s right ear.
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestling. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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