: 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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Rocky and Una wed in 1966, but his professional wrestling career quickly put a strain on their relationship, Sports Illustrated reported.
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Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Sean Richmond was identified as the Stroudsburg High School wrestling coach and athletic director killed in the Saturday, May 11, crash on Interstate 380 in Monroe County.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
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Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Sean Richmond was identified as the Stroudsburg High School wrestling coach and athletic director killed in the Saturday, May 11, crash on Interstate 380 in Monroe County.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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wrestling
noun
wres·tling
ˈres-liŋ 
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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