grapple (with)

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Verb
  • To address inflammation, Dr. Huang recommends Skinfix’s Eczema+ Dermatitis Relief Balm.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Christie addressed his team after the Kings beat the Phoenix Suns 109-98 on Sunday to secure homecourt advantage in the first round of the play-in tournament.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The environmental health center had also handled a variety of other issues like cruise ship outbreak investigations, which are now reeling from significant layoffs.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The bulbs are durable and waterproof, able to handle extreme heat and cold.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • It could be manipulated by the therapist or simply placed in the correct position by the individual.
    Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025
  • These are powers that many politicians – including, currently, U.S. President Donald Trump – would seemingly like to control or at least manipulate.
    Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As for recharging, Google could do better—the Pixel 9a manages just 23 W wired and 7.5 W wireless, and the flagship Pixels are only a little faster.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • However, the British actor has since managed to find some humor in the highly viral scene.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • To avoid these pitfalls, companies need to treat office redesign as a change management project—not just a facilities project.
    Ryan Anderson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Barlow-Austin had serious health issues that the jail’s private operator and medical contractor, LaSalle Corrections, neglected to treat, leading to sudden blindness.
    Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Many guests spend their entire vacation inside the Disney bubble – playing in the parks, staying at Disney hotels, dining at Disney restaurants, taking resort transportation and more.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Every late November and early December, the Anegada Lobster Festival takes the island's year-round lobster love and turns it into an obsession, with local restaurants featuring special dishes and plenty of events making the spiny Anegada lobster the star of the show.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • His special envoy to Ukraine set a goal of negotiating an agreement even quicker during the first 100 days of Trump's term.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Still, there’s a fine line between negotiating smartly and offending a seller.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Grapple (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapple%20%28with%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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