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Recent Examples of pentathlon
What are the similarities between (equestrian) dressage and artistic swimming and the 100-meter sprint and the pentathlon?
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Athletes compete in traditional sports like archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Athletes compete in traditional sports like archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pentathlon
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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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Barlow will also compete Saturday in the 5A 300-meter hurdles, and now wants to pursue a heptathlon in college, headed to MSU Denver next year on a hurdling scholarship.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
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At the Stade de France, the decathlon 400m had to be delayed, as did a fencing final, because of the noise from the stands watching Marchand.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
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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.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 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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Cookies became part of the equation when Weekes and McDonald were training for triathlons and looking for a high-quality snack that athletes could use as a satiating carb load.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The time limit to complete this triathlon is generally 16 or 17 hours.—
Sally Hoelscher,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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What if Ronaldo inks a contract with a team just for the duration of the tournament?—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Who better than the 18-time major champion himself to discuss what McIlroy's absence means to him as the organizer of the tournament?—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The Jayhawks, the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 championship tourney, are currently ranked No. 23 nationally in RPI.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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Only the 2023 tourney put up bigger numbers to this point, as a Lakers- and Warriors-heavy slate dominated the airwaves that May.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2025
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The Diamond League was the premier series of competition in the sport for a long time and still holds that title due to its longevity and structure.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Few trans athletes have reached elite levels of sports competition and even fewer have taken home top prizes, but their limited success has fueled the growing movement to ban them from participating on teams consistent with their gender identity.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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“Pentathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pentathlon. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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