: 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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Mullin went to college on a wrestling scholarship and was undefeated in his MMA career.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Two sources confirmed to CBS News that Saleh Mohammadi, a young member of Iran's national wrestling team, was among the three men executed in Iran.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Hengaw organization for human rights posted wrestling footage of Mohammadi.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Ton doesn't deny that wrestling follows a storyline.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Two sources confirmed to CBS News that Saleh Mohammadi, a young member of Iran's national wrestling team, was among the three men executed in Iran.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The Hengaw organization for human rights posted wrestling footage of Mohammadi.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Ton doesn't deny that wrestling follows a storyline.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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wrestling
noun
wres·tling
ˈres-liŋ 
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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