Thesaurus results for WRESTLED

wrestled

verb

past tense of wrestle

as in fought

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 wrestled Hinduism itself has long wrestled with the question of how many gods there are, and different answers have been proposed throughout its history, but none of those answers necessarily invalidates the others. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 County officials — caught between a state legislative mandate to cooperate with ICE, a national mass deportation push that was filling their jail with detainees and a vocal electorate that demanded change — wrestled with how to respond. — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026 There’s one anecdote in the cookbook’s foreword that Tiedemann wrestled with sharing. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 When Pretti tried to help the woman, the agents turned on him and wrestled him to the ground. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 Alex appeared to move to help her when officers pepper-sprayed him and wrestled him to the ground. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 For many years, scientists wrestled with whether moderate consumption of alcohol, particularly red wine, was part of this equation. — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 25 Aug. 2026 As a man who’s wrestled with his own demons, pianist Brad Mehldau believes that an artist’s work should be evaluated on its own terms, separate from its creator. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Ross's father had played basketball and wrestled in high school. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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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

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Down in the Keys, Dry Tortugas National Park has grappled with deteriorating historic masonry and failing dock systems, threatening the safety of tens of thousands of visitors who visit the park’s remote Fort Jefferson each year.

— Lulu Vilas, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Golden Gate’s residents have grappled with issues around the complex’s living conditions for years, including mold, rodents and obsolete electrical systems, leading them to file suit in 2020.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of grappled

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Another fight broke out at a Chicago baseball game, as fans tussled during the eighth inning of the series finale between the New York Mets and the White Sox at Rate Field on Sunday.

— Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
The Jabaras tussled over which customs to preserve, and which to compromise on.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tussled

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Over the course of a grueling four-hour, 36-minute first-round loss at Arthur Ashe Stadium late Sunday night, 39-year-old Novak Djokovic battled not only a gritty opponent in unseeded Mariano Navone but his own body.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
The Dominion battled right back with a pair of stereo suplexes, but Jamie Hayter and Alex Windsor hit stereo clotheslines as all four combatants were laid out.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of battled

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Cavan rushed to aid his brother and scuffled with Miami midfielder Yannick Bright.

— Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Some pushed against barricades and scuffled with police, who responded by firing tear gas rounds, using water cannon and beating them with batons, TV footage showed.

— Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

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