as in to fight
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 wrestle
Lawmakers are wrestling over President Donald Trump’s multi-trillion-dollar tax and spending package, which passed in the House on Thursday, and could face hurdles in the Senate.
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Afterwards, with the stadium nearly empty, Luke Shaw took his son out for a kickabout with Mount — two players who have wrestled with injuries getting fit in time for a chance of silverware.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Talks about this kind of safety labeling change began before the ouster of the FDA's previous top vaccines official, Dr. Peter Marks, multiple people familiar with the situation said, but had not yet been finalized as officials wrestled with how to accurately present the findings.
—Paula Cohen, CBS News, 21 May 2025
Media companies are coaxing out streaming profits and wrestling with linear television declines.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
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Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Afterwards, with the stadium nearly empty, Luke Shaw took his son out for a kickabout with Mount — two players who have wrestled with injuries getting fit in time for a chance of silverware.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Talks about this kind of safety labeling change began before the ouster of the FDA's previous top vaccines official, Dr. Peter Marks, multiple people familiar with the situation said, but had not yet been finalized as officials wrestled with how to accurately present the findings.
—Paula Cohen, CBS News, 21 May 2025
Media companies are coaxing out streaming profits and wrestling with linear television declines.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestle
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Holland has been one of the more active UFC competitors since losing that contest by decision, fighting at middleweight and welterweight.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Six engines, three water tenders, one dozer and one hand crew are all continuing to fight the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
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In season one, the character’s race was largely a non-factor, but season two pushes his Blackness to the fore, forcing him to grapple with the implications of serving an institution entrenched in white idealism.—
Michael Cuby,
Them.,
2 June 2025
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The final chapter will see s Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) after losing his best friend in the game and grappling over the actions of The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who was hiding his true identity by being a player in the game.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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