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
There is little evidence that students are wrestling deeply with ideas.
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
So many of the issues that Tuchel has been wrestling with over the past 18 months are the same that Southgate faced.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
For many leadership teams, wrestling with a question this fundamental requires exercising long-dormant strategic muscles that have not been used at full strength in years.
—Carolyn Dewar, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Indiana University had been wrestling with grade inflation long before ChatGPT, with grade-distribution reporting dating back to faculty debates in the 1970s.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
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Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
So many of the issues that Tuchel has been wrestling with over the past 18 months are the same that Southgate faced.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
For many leadership teams, wrestling with a question this fundamental requires exercising long-dormant strategic muscles that have not been used at full strength in years.
—Carolyn Dewar, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Indiana University had been wrestling with grade inflation long before ChatGPT, with grade-distribution reporting dating back to faculty debates in the 1970s.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrestling
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And the conflict’s drain on men of fighting age has had ramifications for the rest of the Russian economy, which is now dealing with a wider labor crisis.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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But somehow, the Valkyries went cold and the Storm kept fighting.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado in Merrillville, which caused complete destruction for many people who were left grateful to survive, but grappling with a long road of recovery.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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The documentary also features interviews from Simmons-Hancock's grieving family, who are still grappling with the unimaginable tragedy.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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In five years, Keanu Reaves will be brawling like this.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Judo doesn’t look like brawling.—
Bhumika Tharoor,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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The sheriff's office released body camera footage showing a 30-second clip of Rivas tussling with the alligator.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Two boys tussling over a bladder in a three-foot-high canvas painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in the late 1760s snarl up in a whirlpool of pain, each twisting the other’s right ear.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestling. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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