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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

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His family say he only had three passions in life - Chelsea, TV wrestling, and trainers.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Schools across the country are already wrestling with how much artificial intelligence belongs in education.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

“If I have something that I’m, like, wrestling or struggling with, I will call one of them or several of them and just get additional points of view,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

We are also wrestling with a difficult question about our estate plan.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

I could tell he knew I was wrestling with that temper of mine again, ’cause he changed the subject and just said, “Well, that’s good that you got a letter.”

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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