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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Lopes did his best to hunt Volkanovski down and hurt him, even knocking Volkanovski down in Round 2, but Volkanovski still outlanded him 142-59 at distance and outwrestled him as well.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Brett Appley, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Outwrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outwrestle. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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