wrangled

verb

past tense of wrangle
as in bickered
to express different opinions about something often angrily a town meeting at which local residents wrangled for hours about property taxes

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Recent Examples of wrangled Bansal and Jiang’s solution shows how unfathomably complex systems can be wrangled into something much simpler and easier to study — and offers insights that have potential applications in math, physics, and even machine learning. — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 Alabama sheriff's deputies and police wrangled a 1,500-pound runaway bull Friday in a foot pursuit across the highway in Pickens County. — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 California’s new Anglo power brokers wrangled over who would have the right to vote. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Years of uncertainty followed, as Britain and the European Union wrangled over what their future trading relationship would look like. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Ringel and Levy Dagerman personally wrangled roughly 20 marketing promotions designed at engaging local audiences to come out, and the film managed to open on over 250 screens as a result. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 June 2026 So, Nitzany wrangled and grabbed the python while onlookers stood back and watched. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 In 1913, the Pennsylvania Game Commission arranged to have fifty elk wrangled out of Yellowstone National Park, hauled back to Pennsylvania by rail, and turned loose. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 In 1956, at a time when Black cowboys weren’t allowed to compete in rodeos, Charles LeBlanc wrangled 22 Black farmers and ranchers to create the Okmulgee County Roundup Club, an organization that would go on to launch the Okmulgee All Colored Rodeo. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangled
  1. bickered
  2. argued
  3. fought
  4. quarreled
  5. clashed
Verb
  • King bickered with fans on social media.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Definition of bickered
Verb
  • Group argued construction could be irreversible The National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is challenging the ballroom, had told the justices that the project would likely become irreversible unless it is stopped now.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Palal acknowledged that Davis’ accounts of the killing evolved over the years but argued those differences reflected Davis’ changing motivations and efforts to protect himself.
    — Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of argued
Verb
  • The bout marked the first time Cameron and Mayer, 36, had fought each other at either the amateur or professional level.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The gambling industry is far more entrenched in Washington and fought major legislative battles before.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of fought
Verb
  • In Krisevich’s case, Konovalova repeatedly quarreled with the artist and his wife until the couple ultimately escaped Russia in December 2025.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • During his time in the Senate, Brattin was previously a member of the Conservative Caucus, which later rebranded as the Missouri Freedom Caucus, a group of hard-charging lawmakers that frequently quarreled with GOP leadership.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarreled
Verb
  • Corben has previously clashed with Gabela and Gabela’s wife, Mariela, who have accused Corben of provoking them to get views for his content.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The candidates also clashed over a state law encouraging greater housing density around transit corridors.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of clashed

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“Wrangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangled. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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