Thesaurus results for WRESTLE

wrestle

verb

ˈre-səl

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 Agency managers will have several decisions to wrestle with, including who to keep and who to let go; whether to backfill empty positions, shift tasks to current workers, or eliminate tasks, Franson said, adding that some positions will be very hard to backfill. —

Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025 Economists say the delicate dance of keeping borrowing costs elevated enough to wrestle price growth lower without pushing the economy into a recession has become more complicated. —

Steve Kopack, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025 Broadly speaking, several countries are wrestling with the damage wrought by the drug trade, fragile public institutions, human trafficking and organized crime. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 On April 10, 2021, wrestling fans at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, witnessed history. —

Martie Bowser, Essence, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wrestle