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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For decades, Orlando has wrestled with homelessness.
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Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Three other Tigers wrestled on Sunday to place in the consolation bracket.
—Columbia Missourian, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The Monsters is about two siblings, LIL and BIG, who reunite after a long time apart and must wrestle with their pasts.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
But federal courts are wrestling with the fallout, blocking some of the actions at least temporarily.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
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Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
Three other Tigers wrestled on Sunday to place in the consolation bracket.
—Columbia Missourian, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
The Monsters is about two siblings, LIL and BIG, who reunite after a long time apart and must wrestle with their pasts.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
But federal courts are wrestling with the fallout, blocking some of the actions at least temporarily.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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