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a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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Competing in Academics After the break, Whittemore went into his own personal experience, talking about studying for an academic decathlon where students would study all year.
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John Werner, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
One such approach is Dr. Attia’s centenarian decathlon which is described here.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
That could mean a run by the transgender Caitlyn Jenner, formerly named Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion once thought to rival the late Jim Thorpe as possibly the greatest athlete of all time.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Several new sports debuted at the 1904 Games, including boxing, freestyle wrestling, decathlon and a dumbbells event.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
One such approach is Dr. Attia’s centenarian decathlon which is described here.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
That could mean a run by the transgender Caitlyn Jenner, formerly named Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion once thought to rival the late Jim Thorpe as possibly the greatest athlete of all time.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Several new sports debuted at the 1904 Games, including boxing, freestyle wrestling, decathlon and a dumbbells event.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decathlon
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Here are other things that came out of Engelbert’s availability: Engelbert said the WNBA is thinking about expanding its future scheduling footprint as well as the number of games played in upcoming seasons.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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Clark did so even though she is sidelined for the game because of a groin injury.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 2025
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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Only Anna Hall, who finished fifth in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has a better high school girls heptathlon score.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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So much so that during the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Hall decided to contest the heptathlon and 400-meter hurdles.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Broadcast viewing was down 5% from May to represent just 18.5% of total TV, marking the first time ever the category has fallen below a 20% share despite a small boost from the NBA finals.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Among the bright spots for traditional TV were the NBA playoffs and finals — the latter accounting for the top seven broadcast audiences of the month — and a 12 percent bump in cable news viewing.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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In addition to participating in triathlons, Sultan also built and flew model helicopters and played piano.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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Before the music began, Watanabe paid tribute to Minnesota Orchestra viola player Ken Freed, who died on June 29 while running in a sprint triathlon.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
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Other names appearing somewhere on tournament’s leaderboard include NFL players Travis and Jason Kelce, Sacramento Kings player Zach Lavine, and actors Miles Teller and Alfonso Ribeiro.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Sinner seemed to mean it, and to live by it; he had nearly been knocked out of the tournament during the quarterfinals, when Grigor Dimitrov had taken the first two sets and had the match in control before blowing out a pectoral muscle.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Women’s sports, especially basketball, are experiencing a remarkable surge.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The absence of meaningful sports, notably football, as well as prime time episodes after series wrapped their seasons in May, sent broadcast networks down 5% from May.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
15 July 2025
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“Decathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlon. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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