: 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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President-Elect Donald Trump tapped as his top education leader a wrestling entertainment executive whose mission is to eliminate her own job.
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Christopher R. Marsicano, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Trump has repeatedly expressed scorn for the U.S. Department of Education, recently choosing Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the federal agency.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024
Linda McMahon Trump plans to nominate former Small Business Administration head and former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to lead the U.S. Department of Education.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Few modern artists do so much to persuade us that creative endeavor is a struggle—an anxious wrestling with the stubborn materials to hand, and a determination to plow on.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Christopher R. Marsicano, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Trump has repeatedly expressed scorn for the U.S. Department of Education, recently choosing Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the federal agency.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2024
Linda McMahon Trump plans to nominate former Small Business Administration head and former wrestling executive Linda McMahon to lead the U.S. Department of Education.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Few modern artists do so much to persuade us that creative endeavor is a struggle—an anxious wrestling with the stubborn materials to hand, and a determination to plow on.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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wrestling
noun
wres·tling
ˈres-liŋ 
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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