: 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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Linda McMahon, Trump’s education secretary, spent decades in the wrestling industry as co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, which is known for its theatrics.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The public relations wrestling match over Sandy Cay risks further stoking long-running tensions between the Philippines and China.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The prospect of a Lucha Bros reunion within WWE's tag team division has been a topic of considerable interest among wrestling enthusiasts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Fairchild has a wrestling background and mauler mentality.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The public relations wrestling match over Sandy Cay risks further stoking long-running tensions between the Philippines and China.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The prospect of a Lucha Bros reunion within WWE's tag team division has been a topic of considerable interest among wrestling enthusiasts.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
Fairchild has a wrestling background and mauler mentality.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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wrestling
noun
wres·tling
ˈres-liŋ 
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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