athletics

noun

Definition of athleticsnext
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as in gymnastics

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as in sport

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  1. sport
  2. tournament
  3. competition
  4. bodybuilding
  5. tourney
  6. activity
  7. championship
  8. scrimmage
Noun
  • Acer Nitro Blaze 8 and 11: specs and price The Acer Nitro Blaze 8 sports a 144Hz 8.8-inch WQXGA display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Frustrated sports stars In the span of three days, two of Miami's biggest sports stars signaled a potential departure from the 305.
    Martin Vassolo, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of sport
Noun
  • For Medvedev, defeat against Tien marks his earliest exit from the Australian Open since 2018, having finished runner-up at three of the last four tournaments.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The 2026 World Cup, to be held in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, has been expanded to 48 teams for the first time in the tournament’s history.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of tournament
Noun
  • Howe’s men will share the club record of nine consecutive victories across all competitions with Kevin Keegan’s vintage (May to September 1994) and Rafa Benitez’s Championship-winning side (September to November 2016).
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Making better use of A.I., Mr. Burns said, is crucial to the U.S. competition with China.
    Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of competition
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  • Mishima’s torso is buffed from years of bodybuilding, his legs almost spindly by comparison.
    Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The film became a box office hit and paved the way for the bodybuilding industry's entry into mainstream culture.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of bodybuilding
Noun
  • This year, Cleveland hosts the first and second rounds of the men's tourney.
    Troy Smith, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Each of the two men’s tourneys operated under a one-year contract.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of tourney
Noun
  • Consumer spending accounts for nearly three-quarters of U.S. economic activity.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This is a game that at one point was making an entire seasonal activity out of one public event.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of activity
Noun
  • Here are the game times for the Divisional Round, conference championship games and Super Bowl LIX.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Two years later, Cowher led the Steelers to a championship in Super Bowl XL in 2005.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of championship
Noun
  • The structure will be similar to the NFL combine with a series of athletic testing, including the 40-yard dash and vertical, plus flag-pulling drills and scrimmages.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The Penn State standout also became the first Eagles running back since LeSean McCoy to gain 1,000 scrimmage yards and 8 total touchdowns through the first eight games.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of scrimmage
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