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
The smoldering chemistry between the two is palpable, and Blyth is especially good as a young man wrestling with his identity.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
The two inmates and two officers are seen wrestling on the ground before a third officer runs in.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
That is the question that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been wrestling with this winter.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Having never wrestled before, the actor and singer and basketball lover says the role proved to be his most physically demanding yet.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2025
The two inmates and two officers are seen wrestling on the ground before a third officer runs in.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
That is the question that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been wrestling with this winter.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
Having never wrestled before, the actor and singer and basketball lover says the role proved to be his most physically demanding yet.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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