: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other
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My favorite sport is wrestling.
He was on the wrestling team in high school.
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All four of the victories were by pin for Molly, who’s the third member of her wrestling family, following older brothers Johnny and Noah.
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
For the future of wrestling, WWE is looking to the past.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on the growing pains in high school wrestling for girls.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Hidetora Hanada’s journey has led him from a high-profile sumo wrestling prospect to a college football player in Colorado.
—Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
For the future of wrestling, WWE is looking to the past.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on the growing pains in high school wrestling for girls.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Hidetora Hanada’s journey has led him from a high-profile sumo wrestling prospect to a college football player in Colorado.
—Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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wrestling
noun
wres·tling
ˈres-liŋ 
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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