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

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

I’ve been wrestling with Jason Statham for a decade and I’m finally conceding defeat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

One was Brentford's Keane Lewis-Potter wrestling West Ham's Tomas Soucek at the far post off the ball.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The Lumen Technologies president and CFO was wrestling with a procurement problem and wanted input from the company’s chief revenue, technology and marketing officers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Haupt was powerfully built and an accomplished fighter in both wrestling and boxing.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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