as in clash
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
a small tussle on the basketball court was quickly broken up
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as in to wrestle
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
puppies tussling with one another, rolling over and over on the carpet
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Recent Examples of tussle
Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Denholm's arrival at Tesla in 2018 was seen as a potential stabilizing moment after Musk's tumultuous tussle with U.S. securities regulators.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Bell quickly protested, jumping from her seat to redirect the conversation, as Danson and Harper continued with the steamy moment, seemingly tussling in the background as Bell covered from the camera view what exactly was going on.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The headline off Tuesday will be his tussle with Sens captain Brady Tkachuk, who stirred things up with a bump on Shesterkin midway through the third.
—Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Denholm's arrival at Tesla in 2018 was seen as a potential stabilizing moment after Musk's tumultuous tussle with U.S. securities regulators.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
According to Deadline, Johnson, DiCaprio and Emily Blunt are in discussions for the project based on a real-life crime boss who tussled with mainland companies and rival gangs to exert control over the Hawaiian islands.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
Bell quickly protested, jumping from her seat to redirect the conversation, as Danson and Harper continued with the steamy moment, seemingly tussling in the background as Bell covered from the camera view what exactly was going on.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tussle
Noun
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Since then, while tallies have fluctuated, the average has been around 180 clashes per day, an increase of about 30%.—
Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the public clash between Musk and Navarro as an example of the administration's transparency.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This declaration of wrestling royalty hits many fans strongly.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Paulie eventually wrestles control of it, but not before Reacher can plug the barrel with a bullet.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The clashes are a sign of growing tensions at the Lebanon-Syria border, northeast of the Beqaa valley, where predominantly Shiite Lebanese villages have seen skirmishes with Syrian soldiers in recent weeks.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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After his skirmish with Diarra, Neal waved his arms to fire up Creighton fans in the sellout crowd.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Lansky fought attempts by the Israeli Interior Ministry to oust him from the country as an undesirable.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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In 2017, the administration fought hard and communicated clearly.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And maybe the downfall is that Lex has decided what's right between those two and which should win out, whereas Superman and Lois are in a constant battle about what is right, so they each get checked by the other.—
Mike Miller,
EW.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Michael Mann, Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Cage Pay Tribute to Actor By the time the sequel was filmed and finally came out — there were COVID delays as Tom Cruise (rightly) insisted on a theatrical release — Kilmer was quite deep into his battle with throat cancer.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Not having to make payments might be a relief to those who are experiencing any financial struggles.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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As much as anything tactical, Guardiola also has to pick the players that are in any kind of form and that has been the bigger challenge for a lot of this season, considering the struggles of De Bruyne, Gundogan, Foden, Bernardo, Kovacic, etc.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Tussle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tussle. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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