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
Last season, the Rangers barely wrangled a 37-33 victory.
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Chloe Soule’, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Colombia and Peru have often wrangled over their frontier.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Stella Budelli, 11, wrangled her goat onto a stage, and watched as a representative from Les Schwab Tire Center won her animal.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Yellowstone spinoff The Dutton Ranch just wrangled another big name to join its cast.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
The hemp industry for years has wrangled with state lawmakers and Simpson’s agency over attempts to curtail sales of gummies, flower, vapes and other intoxicating products, which can be more potent than products sold by the state’s highly regulated medical-marijuana operators.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
The alligator is then wrangled into the backseat of a police car for relocation.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
During Grant’s 1868 campaign for the presidency, Americans—particularly American Jews—wrangled with the issue.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
The district was one of several seats in California seen as pivotal in the fight for control of Congress, and was one of three in the state that Democrats wrangled from Republican control.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Chloe Soule’, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Colombia and Peru have often wrangled over their frontier.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Stella Budelli, 11, wrangled her goat onto a stage, and watched as a representative from Les Schwab Tire Center won her animal.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Yellowstone spinoff The Dutton Ranch just wrangled another big name to join its cast.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
The hemp industry for years has wrangled with state lawmakers and Simpson’s agency over attempts to curtail sales of gummies, flower, vapes and other intoxicating products, which can be more potent than products sold by the state’s highly regulated medical-marijuana operators.
—Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
The alligator is then wrangled into the backseat of a police car for relocation.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
During Grant’s 1868 campaign for the presidency, Americans—particularly American Jews—wrangled with the issue.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2024
The district was one of several seats in California seen as pivotal in the fight for control of Congress, and was one of three in the state that Democrats wrangled from Republican control.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangled
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On 33 occasions since 2017, Congress has been forced to pass emergency extensions to the flood insurance program, as lawmakers bickered over budgets and looming shutdowns threatened to disrupt it, according to a letter the National Association of Realtors sent to Congress ahead of the shutdown.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, the companies have bickered about the rise of streaming services, in which the media companies are investing billions of dollars and which lure away cable and satellite customers.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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If the current fiscal package is estimated to not only cover its costs but grow the economy too, the path is justified, argued Zandi.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The only Republican senator to join this brief was Murkowski of Alaska, who has argued for limiting the president’s power to impose tariffs without congressional approval.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The event was the latest public honoring of North Korean troops who fought in Russia to repel an incursion by Ukrainian forces.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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In his remarks, Sures saluted his late father, who fought in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mayor Sue Finkam found the dollars to quell many concerns from city councilors about the budget, but officials still quarreled over the transparency of some dollars earmarked for Carmel’s legal department.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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Franklin’s son and grandson quarreled.—
Stacy Schiff,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Protesters continued to clashed with law enforcement early Friday morning on Coast Guard Island in Alameda County, where CBP was supposed to stage before launching its Bay Area raids.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Federal immigration officials have followed people in their cars, rappelled from helicopters in an apartment building raid, and clashed with protesters at a facility in the suburbs.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Wrangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrangled. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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