Thesaurus / wrest
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To fix on any one stage in such an evolution, detach it, affirm it, is to wrest a true scripture to its destruction.
SOLOMON AND SOLOMONIC LITERATUREMONCURE DANIEL CONWAYIt had become evident that a formidable rebellion threatened to wrest the Siberian provinces from the Russian crown.
MICHAEL STROGOFFJULES VERNE"It's mine," coaxed Marjorie, trying to wrest it from Nannie.
FOUR DAYSHETTY HEMENWAYIt is not every man who can wrest vast wealth from the turmoils of a “Black Friday.”
THE ARENAVARIOUSShe was going to wrest the dish forcibly from my hands, beat me with her fists, and let me feel all her ill-will.
SOLOMON MAIMON: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.SOLOMON MAIMONThe last thing he saw was Jordde suddenly wrest something from Argo's neck and then fling it out into the sea.
THE JEWELS OF APTORSAMUEL R. DELANYThe dissensions in the empire enabled France on the west and Turkey on the east to wrest valuable possessions from it.
DOWN THE RHINEOLIVER OPTICIn a few years, if true to yourselves, no nation will be strong enough to wrest liberty from you.
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE VOL. IV, NO. 19, DEC 1851VARIOUSNo Sybilline prophetess could have striven more eagerly to wrest the secrets of his soul from its lineaments.
THE PILLAR OF LIGHTLOUIS TRACYBefore Rex could pull the trigger of his revolver, Greif had grappled with him and was trying to wrest the weapon from his grasp.
GREIFENSTEINF. MARION CRAWFORDSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 25, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO WREST
- arm-twisting
- badgering
- biting
- bringing
- bringing forth
- bringing out
- bringing to light
- calling forth
- causing
- deriving
- educing
- evincing
- evoking
- evolving
- exacting
- extorting
- extracting
- fetching
- giving rise to
- milking
- obtaining
- putting muscle on
- putting the arm on
- rattling
- shaking
- shaking down
- squeezing
- wresting
- wringing
- accomplish
- administer
- administrate
- apply
- carry out
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- crack down
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- egg on
- emphasize
- exact
- execute
- exert
- expect
- extort
- force upon
- fortify
- fulfill
- goad
- hound
- impel
- implement
- impose
- incite
- insist on
- invoke
- lash
- lean on
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- perform
- press
- prosecute
- put into effect
- put screws to
- reinforce
- require
- sanction
- spur
- strain
- stress
- strong-arm
- support
- urge
- whip
- wrest
- accomplishes
- administers
- administrates
- applies
- carries out
- coerces
- commandeers
- compels
- constrains
- cracks down
- demands
- dictates
- discharges
- dragoons
- drives
- effects
- egg on
- emphasizes
- exacts
- executes
- exerts
- expects
- extorts
- force upon
- fortifies
- fulfills
- goads
- hounds
- impels
- implements
- imposes
- incites
- insists on
- invokes
- lashes
- lean on
- makes
- necessitates
- obliges
- performs
- presses
- prosecutes
- puts into effect
- puts screws to
- reinforces
- requires
- sanctions
- spurs
- strains
- stresses
- strong-arms
- supports
- urges
- whips
- wrests
- accomplishing
- administering
- administrating
- applying
- carrying out
- coercing
- commandeering
- compelling
- constraining
- cracking down
- demanding
- dictating
- discharging
- dragooning
- driving
- effecting
- egg on
- emphasizing
- exacting
- executing
- exerting
- expecting
- extorting
- force upon
- fortifying
- fulfilling
- goading
- hounding
- impelling
- implementing
- imposing
- inciting
- insisting on
- invoking
- lashing
- lean on
- making
- necessitating
- obliging
- performing
- pressing
- prosecuting
- putting into effect
- putting screws to
- reinforcing
- requiring
- sanctioning
- spurring
- straining
- stressing
- strong-arming
- supporting
- urging
- whipping
- wresting
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