as in grapples
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 wrestles
This is definitely something that every fan wrestles with.
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Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
At left, Nora wrestles Jefferson’s Ella Hughes during the finals of the 135-pound weight class.
—Jason Getz, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Judah Heeg, who wrestles for Lemont, and Providence’s Luke Banas both finished fourth.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The 5-foot-4 Escobar, who wrestles at 122 pounds, had organized his wrestling clothing, food and drinks the night before.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
This season, silence is louder than words, loyalties are tested, and as each woman wrestles with the past, not everyone will make it to the other side the same.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
The police officer then wrestles Newman to the ground, and no shots are fired.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Another video geolocated by CNN captures the outstanding moment a bystander, who has since been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, then wrestles the gun off the shooter, before the gunman retreats to the bridge.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Booker is 4-of-6 from the field and Carlton wrestles a rebound away from UTRGV to extend Texas' sizeable lead.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
At left, Nora wrestles Jefferson’s Ella Hughes during the finals of the 135-pound weight class.
—Jason Getz, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Judah Heeg, who wrestles for Lemont, and Providence’s Luke Banas both finished fourth.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The 5-foot-4 Escobar, who wrestles at 122 pounds, had organized his wrestling clothing, food and drinks the night before.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
This season, silence is louder than words, loyalties are tested, and as each woman wrestles with the past, not everyone will make it to the other side the same.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
The police officer then wrestles Newman to the ground, and no shots are fired.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
Another video geolocated by CNN captures the outstanding moment a bystander, who has since been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, then wrestles the gun off the shooter, before the gunman retreats to the bridge.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Booker is 4-of-6 from the field and Carlton wrestles a rebound away from UTRGV to extend Texas' sizeable lead.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestles
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The chain, which competes with longtime leader AMC Theatres as well as Regal, has made market share gains of late to about 15 percent of domestic box office as AMC grapples with its debt load and Regal emerges from bankruptcy protection under new leadership.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Micro-communities are sprouting around Sacramento as the city grapples with homelessness.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Blaydes fights Josh Hokit on the main card of UFC 327 on April 11 in Miami.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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Instead of fighting fire with fire, Lamont fights fire with facts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Wrestles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestles. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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