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
Wongchingchai is wrestling with whether to sell her mom’s legacy, find new investors or quit altogether.
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Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Nine of the 11 boys wrestling on the final day, won their last match.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Now Democrats are wrestling with what comes next, and nowhere is that fight playing out more clearly than in this Massachusetts primary.
—Juliegrace Brufke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Greta started wrestling at seven and never stopped.
—Jason Getz, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Nine of the 11 boys wrestling on the final day, won their last match.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Now Democrats are wrestling with what comes next, and nowhere is that fight playing out more clearly than in this Massachusetts primary.
—Juliegrace Brufke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Greta started wrestling at seven and never stopped.
—Jason Getz, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestling
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Nearby, pigeons are fighting over what, horrifyingly, appears to be a chicken strip.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The ferocity of Iran’s attacks on America’s Gulf allies, and the regime’s determination to keep fighting, have already come as a nasty surprise to him.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 Mar. 2026
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The publication also seeks to become the community’s go-to source for reliable information on the rebuilding process and to provide specific advice for residents and businesses grappling with building permits and insurance claims.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Shawn and Gregory have been grappling with the insoluble problem of just how much of one’s life one can or even should be fully alive to for half a century.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Weaving’s nickname of Sam even inspired the character’s name, so the notion of them brawling in Ready or Not 2 could’ve been some meta fun.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Videos recorded at the scene appeared to show Danis brawling with Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Magomed Zaynukov, both teammates of Makhachev.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
16 Nov. 2025
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So that tussle is still tussling.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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The pair were caught tussling several times before Palmerston retired in 2020.—
Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestling. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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