wrangled

verb

past tense of wrangle
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 Alabama sheriff's deputies and police wrangled a 1,500-pound runaway bull Friday in a foot pursuit across the highway in Pickens County. — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026 California’s new Anglo power brokers wrangled over who would have the right to vote. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Years of uncertainty followed, as Britain and the European Union wrangled over what their future trading relationship would look like. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Ringel and Levy Dagerman personally wrangled roughly 20 marketing promotions designed at engaging local audiences to come out, and the film managed to open on over 250 screens as a result. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 June 2026 So, Nitzany wrangled and grabbed the python while onlookers stood back and watched. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 In 1913, the Pennsylvania Game Commission arranged to have fifty elk wrangled out of Yellowstone National Park, hauled back to Pennsylvania by rail, and turned loose. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 In 1956, at a time when Black cowboys weren’t allowed to compete in rodeos, Charles LeBlanc wrangled 22 Black farmers and ranchers to create the Okmulgee County Roundup Club, an organization that would go on to launch the Okmulgee All Colored Rodeo. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 While in character, Sweeney went topless multiple times, sported a tiny Y2K butterfly top, experienced a few wedding nip slips, and even wrangled a python. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrangled
  1. bickered
  2. argued
  3. fought
  4. quarreled
  5. clashed
Verb
  • King bickered with fans on social media.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • But Tilly and Gershon playfully bickered onstage as the former remembered things slightly differently, with Tilly saying the problem had more to do with a shot of her hand on Gershon's crotch that was deemed too realistic.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Definition of bickered
Verb
  • But Craig's supporters have argued that the four-term congresswoman is the more electable candidate, especially as Flanagan has been tied to the Minnesota governor's handling of the multimillion-dollar fraud schemes in the state.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That connection is ultimately what put Tupac’s life in jeopardy, Davis argued in the book Compton Street Legend, which has become a key piece of evidence in the case against him.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of argued
Verb
  • The rival gangs fought and retaliated against each other both before and after Shakur's death.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Families and staff fought the plan for months, worried that the closures would disproportionately affect minority, low-income and special education students and harm all students’ academic and social well-being.
    — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of fought
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  • During his time in the Senate, Brattin was previously a member of the Conservative Caucus, which later rebranded as the Missouri Freedom Caucus, a group of hard-charging lawmakers that frequently quarreled with GOP leadership.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, Twain might well have quarreled with the whole premise of celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of quarreled
Verb
  • Rowling herself has repeatedly clashed publicly with stars of the original Harry Potter films over the issue, with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint all publicly rejecting her views and Rowling firing back.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The two sides have already clashed over basic questions, like which staff should be included in the bargaining unit, a person familiar with the situation said.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of clashed

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