: a Japanese form of wrestling in which a contestant loses if he is forced out of the ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground
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Over time, authorities also sidelined activities like sumo wrestling—considered vulgar by Westerners—in favor of baseball, boating, mountain climbing, and other activities popular in the West.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
The primary difference between sumo squats and regular bodyweight squats is that the sumo squat exercise targets the easy-to-overlook inner thigh and hip rotator muscles, including the gluteus medius.
—Amber Sayer, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025
Or try a sumo squat, where your stance is wider and toes are turned out, to target your glutes and inner thighs.
—Jen Murphy, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Ukiyo-e storytelling is known for prints and paintings of female figures, kabuki actors, sumo wrestler, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes and landscapes, flora and fauna and more, Denham stated.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
The primary difference between sumo squats and regular bodyweight squats is that the sumo squat exercise targets the easy-to-overlook inner thigh and hip rotator muscles, including the gluteus medius.
—Amber Sayer, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025
Or try a sumo squat, where your stance is wider and toes are turned out, to target your glutes and inner thighs.
—Jen Murphy, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Ukiyo-e storytelling is known for prints and paintings of female figures, kabuki actors, sumo wrestler, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes and landscapes, flora and fauna and more, Denham stated.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Sumo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sumo. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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sumo
noun
su·mo
ˈsü-mō 
: a Japanese form of wrestling in which a contestant loses if forced out of the ring or if any part of the body except the soles of the feet touches the ground
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