outwrestle
verb
out·wres·tle
ˌau̇t-ˈre-səl 
-ˈra-
outwrestled; outwrestling
: to outdo or surpass in wrestling : to grapple with successfully
… Malcolm Butler came out of nowhere to outwrestle the Seahawks receiver for the ball at the goal-line.—
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McGregor won the first match with Holloway, long before either evolved into champions, after suffering a torn ACL early in the bout but outwrestling Holloway for the win.
—Mark Puleo, New York Times, 17 May 2026
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Mark Puleo, New York Times, 17 May 2026
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“Outwrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outwrestle. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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