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
But the situation on the ground in Ukraine continues to remain complicated as both sides wrestle for a battlefield advantage that will give them leverage in any negotiations to end the nearly three-year war.
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Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
After Thompson was murdered in broad daylight in downtown Manhattan, the country has wrestled with a larger conversation over health insurer policies and coverage in America.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
There is often the stereotype of a journalist having to wrestle information from a tight-lipped PIO, but Hill was considered a gem among PIOs by reporters at The Arizona Republic as well as in other local newsrooms.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Ask someone who’s ever had to wrestle with a punchy patient (or a patient’s family member) in a hospital room.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
After Thompson was murdered in broad daylight in downtown Manhattan, the country has wrestled with a larger conversation over health insurer policies and coverage in America.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
There is often the stereotype of a journalist having to wrestle information from a tight-lipped PIO, but Hill was considered a gem among PIOs by reporters at The Arizona Republic as well as in other local newsrooms.
—Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Ask someone who’s ever had to wrestle with a punchy patient (or a patient’s family member) in a hospital room.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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