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wrestles

  • plural
    of wrestle.
    wrestle
    verb (used without object)
    to engage in wrestling.
  • present tense form
    of wrestle (3rd person singular).
    wrestle
    verb (used without object)
    to engage in wrestling.

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There, her brain still working on what she was doing in her office, she’ll lose herself on multiple fronts as she wrestles with a scene.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The aspect that he says he wrestles with is how much higher rates would harm the economy.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

In one scene in Glenrothan, he rugby tackles Alan Cumming's Donal to the ground and wrestles him.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

Hellerstein, an Orthodox Jew, has said that he schedules sentencing hearings for Fridays so he has all of the Sabbath to reflect on his decisions—and wrestles with them even afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

Helmuth sits at the table, tapping his pencil impatiently as he wrestles with his feelings.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti