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Recent Examples of Synonyms for athletics
Noun
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Women’s sports, especially basketball, are experiencing a remarkable surge.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025 -
The Facility was the sports and entertainment talk show that Acho left Speak to develop in September 2024.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The men’s tournament will begin on June 11, 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada.—
Pete Grathoff
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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The president’s attendance at the Club World Cup event comes just a year before the U.S. is set to co-host FIFA’s marquee tournament—the 2026 World Cup—along with Canada and Mexico.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Beginning with five pairs who choose to couple up, the show then sees the islanders through eight weeks of fierce competition as bombshells enter the villa and games are played to see who will leave the villa as the strongest couple.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Stage 32 is launching a Global Screenwriting Contest Hub, bringing together dozens of writing competitions from around the world into one place including Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying contests.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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Risser's comedic journey began at age 61 after forays into data processing, travel agency ownership and competitive bodybuilding.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
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From October 24th to 26th, bodybuilding buffs can join roughly 40,000 participants alongside more than 400 exhibitors, with product reveals, calisthenics competitions and plenty of bodybuilding demonstrations taking place all throughout the Dubai Muscle Show.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Fans turned out Friday to see the Golden State Warriors star, who won the tourney that year but skipped it in 2024 to train for the Olympics, who seemed likely to contend again amid a powerful lineup of current athletes, sports legends and other celebrities and entertainers.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
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In Allen’s junior year, the Northmen went 27-5 and advanced to the state tourney semifinals.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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The study ranked the 100 largest U.S. cities using 47 metrics pertaining to the quality and quantity of indoor and outdoor leisure activities found in each locale.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
15 July 2025
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Both official and private surveys showed an improvement in the manufacturing activity.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Bloom stars as a boxer ending his retirement to seek a championship title, undergoing a drastic weight-cutting regimen at the urging of his coach.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
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Throughout his career, Hogan headlined the WWE's flagship event WrestleMania eight times and has won the WWE championship six times.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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Pulaski County's Andrew Dodson's head hit the turf during a spring scrimmage.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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The programs have played in the Citrus Bowl and Music City Bowl in the last 10 years, but a spring scrimmage would probably feel bigger than those matchups.—
Marc Weiszer,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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