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wrestling

[res-ling] / ˈrɛs lɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
fighting
Synonyms
STRONG
battling belligerent boxing brawling contending determined fencing hostile jousting martial militant skirmishing sparring tilting warmongering
WEAK
angry argumentative bellicose combative contentious disputatious disputative ferocious hawkish jingoistic militaristic pugnacious quarrelsome ready to fight resolute scrappy truculent unbeatable under arms up in arms
Antonyms
STRONG
kind nice peaceful
WEAK
peaceloving
NOUN
martial art
Synonyms
STRONGEST
judo karate
WEAK
aikido jujitsu kendo kick boxing kung fu sumo wrestling t'ai chi tae kwon do
NOUN
martial art
Synonyms
STRONGEST
judo karate
WEAK
aikido jujitsu kendo kick boxing kung fu sumo wrestling t'ai chi tae kwon do

Example Sentences

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And a culture of callouts, scandals, and fear may prevent media and publishing from wrestling with much thornier questions of authorship.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

I imagine there was wrestling boot camp involved here?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Communities from California to North Carolina are wrestling with how to rebuild and who should pay after natural disasters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

One of them was teenager Saleh Mohammadi, who had only just turned 19 and had taken part in international wrestling competitions.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Most days, he and Cotton ended up in some kind of wrestling match, throwing sofa cushions at each other until Cotton ended up whining to Mrs. Odom.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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