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Definitions for to grapple
to grap·ple
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
to grapple
To hook with a grapnel; to lay hold of. First used by Duilius to prevent the escape of the Carthaginians.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of to grapple in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of to grapple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of to grapple in a Sentence
Congress's attention to the question may soon eliminate any need for The Supreme Court to grapple with that constitutional question.
A project that is seeking, journalistically, to force us to grapple with our history can not be responsible for bad faith actors deciding they are going to whip up white resentment.
There is still some work to be done as we grapple with the immigration issues.
Why is it that a white, male Republican can largely get away with the same thing and this massive outcry happened over a Muslim, progressive woman of color? That's something we have to grapple with.
The rapid and wide-scale dissemination of this hateful content — live-streamed on Facebook, uploaded on YouTube and amplified on Reddit — shows how easily the largest platforms can still be misused. It is ever clearer that YouTube, in particular, has yet to grapple with the role it has played in facilitating radicalization and recruitment.
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