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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Germany’s Federal Court of Justice is wrestling whether or knot a popular shoe can be considered art.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Oddly enough, while Louden was dropping two weight classes on screen in order to wrestle at 168 lbs, Modine was actually putting on weight in an effort to counter Jasper’s real-life weight of at least 200 lbs.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Alexander began wrestling for TNA in 2018 as an enhancement talent before signing a contract in 2019 and becoming one of the most popular wrestlers in company history.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Photo: Ron Bull/Getty Images The back image of Book of Lives features a black-and-white photo of Atwood in the ’70s reading a copy of her second novel, Surfacing, which wrestles with national identity and the marginalization of women, both ambient and overt.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Oddly enough, while Louden was dropping two weight classes on screen in order to wrestle at 168 lbs, Modine was actually putting on weight in an effort to counter Jasper’s real-life weight of at least 200 lbs.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Alexander began wrestling for TNA in 2018 as an enhancement talent before signing a contract in 2019 and becoming one of the most popular wrestlers in company history.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Photo: Ron Bull/Getty Images The back image of Book of Lives features a black-and-white photo of Atwood in the ’70s reading a copy of her second novel, Surfacing, which wrestles with national identity and the marginalization of women, both ambient and overt.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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