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
Those changes will be contested, in math as in other academic disciplines wrestling with AI’s impact.
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Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
China, South Korea, Japan and many European nations are wrestling with ultra-low birthrates and shrinking labor markets.
—Daniel Moss, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Shah lunged at Jalloh and started wrestling with him as both men were upright and standing, Ancheta said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
In The Long Game, Shane and Ilya are forced to confront their fears and insecurities — wrestling with codependency, depression, and self-perception — while trying to maintain the love that binds them.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
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Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
China, South Korea, Japan and many European nations are wrestling with ultra-low birthrates and shrinking labor markets.
—Daniel Moss, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
Shah lunged at Jalloh and started wrestling with him as both men were upright and standing, Ancheta said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
In The Long Game, Shane and Ilya are forced to confront their fears and insecurities — wrestling with codependency, depression, and self-perception — while trying to maintain the love that binds them.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestling
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The camp is entirely dependent on aid, disrupted after cuts by USAID last year and again by fighting between Syrian and Kurdish forces this February.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Despite how difficult sitting through the case was, the jurors commended Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez for her fairness — and lead prosecutor Abbe Rifkin for fighting so hard for Quatisha.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Swalwell’s competitors were quick to amplify the assertions, grappling for advantage in a race that remains stubbornly knotted up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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That can be troublesome as consumers are grappling with higher grocery prices and strained budgets.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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And in 2025, the Bearista cup caused a craze, with customers lining up overnight and, in some cases, brawling over it.—
Nick El Hajj,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Republicans have a rare, if slim, shot at winning the governor’s mansion in deep blue California — but risk blowing it if they’re divided and brawling when voters receive their ballots in early May.—
Joe Garofoli,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
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But filings ahead of the hearing in the 3rd Business Court Division shed more light on the dispute that has co-owners Grant Shaw and Alessandro Bosco — and Shaw’s former father in law Tom Sansone — tussling over control of the business and its debt.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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So that tussle is still tussling.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestling. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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