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Synonyms for grappling
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  1. wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand strugglenoun

    the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

    "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

    Synonyms:
    grappling hook, wrestling, clamshell, rassling, hand-to-hand struggle, grapple, wrestle, grappling iron, grappler, grapnel

  2. wrestling, rassling, grapplingnoun

    the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

    Synonyms:
    rassling, wrestling, hand-to-hand struggle, grapple, wrestle

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  1. List of paraphrases for "grappling":

    struggling, wrestling

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  1. An Amazon spokesperson:

    The truth is the vast majority of employees continue to show up and do the heroic work of delivering for customers every day, like all businesses grappling with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we are working hard to keep employees safe while serving communities and the most vulnerable.

  2. David Sabatini:

    I think it does create a gray area that academia is understandably grappling with right now, because you’re working on something you’re very dedicated to and a lot of your social time ends up being your work time.

  3. Hassan Rouhani:

    The elections were the scene of a democratic event in order to peacefully resolve political, cultural and other issues of conflict that we may be grappling with, our people in these elections, having understood the differing viewpoints, chose their path, and everyone must respect the wishes and will of the people.

  4. Sam Olstein:

    We have been grappling with this challenge of how to reach the binge consumer who doesn't watch TV.

  5. Tali Farhadian Weinstein:

    Many investors are grappling with hard questions about how to incorporate their values into their work. For us, this was not a close call.


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