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Recent Examples of slugger
Ohtani, on the contrary, went into Saturday’s game leading the National League in home runs (17), second only to New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge (18) in the majors.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Fans without tickets are typically allowed on Waveland and Sheffield avenues outside the ballpark during games, and large crowds would be expected to congregate for valuable home run balls onto the street from the game’s biggest sluggers.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Gavin Sheets, a lefty slugger, has already lived up to his $1 million salary by batting .283 with six home runs and a .464 slug rate.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
His battle with Judge capped an 0-for-5 afternoon for the Yankees slugger, who struck out three times but is still hitting an MLB-best .402.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Fans without tickets are typically allowed on Waveland and Sheffield avenues outside the ballpark during games, and large crowds would be expected to congregate for valuable home run balls onto the street from the game’s biggest sluggers.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Gavin Sheets, a lefty slugger, has already lived up to his $1 million salary by batting .283 with six home runs and a .464 slug rate.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
His battle with Judge capped an 0-for-5 afternoon for the Yankees slugger, who struck out three times but is still hitting an MLB-best .402.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugger
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In one photo shared by professional boxer and MMA fighter Jose Andres Cortes, Swift and Kelce could be seen sitting side by side in a booth at the restaurant.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Some of his previous podcast guests include President Donald Trump, chef Guy Fieri, billionaire Elon Musk, actor Jeremy Renner and former professional boxer Mike Tyson.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Bernthal, with his handsome pugilist’s profile, plays Braxton’s emotions explosively close to the surface.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Eriksen can be a skilled on-ball creator but is more poet than pugilist when competing for loose balls.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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In the next scene, the boy is no longer dressed like a prizefighter, but in street clothes with a teddy bear sticking out of his backpack, embracing his parents.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Buffalo this year was the prizefighter dropping his gloves, sticking out his chin and daring any of three opponents to land a haymaker.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Don’t be a palooka, start Nacua.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
12 Dec. 2024
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One year after the Academy bafflingly ignored his work in Sideways, Giamatti finally scored his first Oscar nomination for his purely entertaining performance as boxing manager Joe Gould in Ron Howard’s proudly old-fashioned Depression-era palooka drama.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2024
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Colorado students deserve better than what Valor and other high schools lost to the gladiator ethos are serving up at the moment.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
15 May 2025
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Popular depictions of Roman gladiators in combat invariably include battling not just human adversaries but wild animals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, some dogs, particularly breeds with extreme infantile traits (such as pugs and French bulldogs), may appear as helpless, harmless, and innocent as small children.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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Breeds that are particularly baby-like, such as pugs and French bulldogs, can even exhibit the innocence and helplessness of toddlers.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
22 May 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugger. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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