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
After a caller reported Bodden shoplifting at a Food Lion, Roberts walked after him from the grocery store to an apartment complex, briefly wrestling with him in the road, getting bitten and Tasing him along the way.
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Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
The fallout is far from over as silence is louder than words this season, with loyalties being tested, and each woman wrestling with her past.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
One of the main themes of HUNTER is wrestling with yourself, or viewing yourself as the enemy.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2025
Munoz knew that in the past, wrestling against high-quality athletes like that could be devastating to their psyche.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
The fallout is far from over as silence is louder than words this season, with loyalties being tested, and each woman wrestling with her past.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
One of the main themes of HUNTER is wrestling with yourself, or viewing yourself as the enemy.
—Abby Webster, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2025
Munoz knew that in the past, wrestling against high-quality athletes like that could be devastating to their psyche.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestling
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Barton gave the jury the impression of a man prepared to go into daily combat on numerous fronts, constantly fighting one battle after another, in service of his principles.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Justice Department under him was not really interested in fighting crime.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Now, agencies, landowners and everyday people are grappling with what that means and looking to rebuild a more holistic fire culture.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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One being cognitive, which his son is grappling with, and, as a parent, dealing with how to navigate work and how to protect a child that is going to have needs for the rest of his life.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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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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McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The courtroom tussling has some juice this week.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Things got testy with the Mammoth jamming away at Korpisalo after the whistle and Nikita Zadorov took issue with it, tussling with Brandon Tanev.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestling. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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