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
The tourism town of Natchez, wrestling with difficult histories, presents a microcosm for the wider United States.
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Two members of the group can be seen wrestling with and striking The Hawk’s employees.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
For Entry 017 of Mic Drops and Leg Drops, Lynch briefly spoke to Carl Lamarre earlier this month about wrestling alongside her husband Seth Rollins, her dream match with Toni Storm and more.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
The company has stripped away the complexity, allowing anyone to snap spectacular images of galaxies and nebulae hundreds of light-years away without wrestling with multi-component setups requiring serious technical chops – all wrapped in Vaonis's trademark minimalist design.
—New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Two members of the group can be seen wrestling with and striking The Hawk’s employees.
—Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
For Entry 017 of Mic Drops and Leg Drops, Lynch briefly spoke to Carl Lamarre earlier this month about wrestling alongside her husband Seth Rollins, her dream match with Toni Storm and more.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026
The company has stripped away the complexity, allowing anyone to snap spectacular images of galaxies and nebulae hundreds of light-years away without wrestling with multi-component setups requiring serious technical chops – all wrapped in Vaonis's trademark minimalist design.
—New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestling
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My entire career has been dedicated to fighting crime, upholding the law, and protecting Texans—experience no other candidate can match.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Such a marathon is not unlike long weeks spent on the road competing, constantly fighting jet lag, and navigating limited options for fueling meals ahead of game time.—
Kayla Blanton,
Outside,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the chants at the recent AEW match showcased a new, more specific way that wrestling is grappling with politics.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
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These hospitals already had been grappling with financial pressures.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
14 Feb. 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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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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Would Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic stay on the right side of the match officials when tussling with Gabriel and William Saliba?—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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Yet the index has sagged to the bottom of this two-month range and is again tussling with its 50-day moving average.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestling. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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