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Recent Examples of heptathlon
Marra wanted the Paris organizers to highlight the decathlon and heptathlon.
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Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
Hall, of Greenwood Village, is making her Olympic debut after winning the heptathlon at the same event.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
His father, Greg Duplantis, was a professional pole vaulter competing for the United States, while his mother, Helena, competed in heptathlon for Sweden.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Other finals are the men’s 400 hurdles, women’s 400, women’s 10,000 meters, women’s shot put, men’s triple jump and women’s heptathlon.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
Hall, of Greenwood Village, is making her Olympic debut after winning the heptathlon at the same event.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 4 Aug. 2024
His father, Greg Duplantis, was a professional pole vaulter competing for the United States, while his mother, Helena, competed in heptathlon for Sweden.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Other finals are the men’s 400 hurdles, women’s 400, women’s 10,000 meters, women’s shot put, men’s triple jump and women’s heptathlon.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heptathlon
Noun
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The Meet of Champions pentathlon champion (3,378) also placed fourth in New Englands with a 14.81 in the 100-meter hurdles.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
19 July 2024
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The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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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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Tom Holland's Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Last summer, trailing by 14 seconds with 2.5km remaining of the triathlon’s run remaining, the British athlete overhauled New Zealander Hayden Wilde to claim victory.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Cycling routes from these triathlon events will also be rolled into the Rouvy platform — handy for those training for one of the 194 future triathlons currently listed on the Ironman website.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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As a Games legacy, future users will be able to experience biathlon without the safety risks and environmental impact associated with live fire ammunition.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
22 Jan. 2025
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In Nordic countries, cross country skiing and biathlon are mainstays on television.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Throughout the season, all three days of LIV Golf tournament competition will air live across the Fox family of networks with more than half of the League’s schedule airing on Fox or FS1.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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And festivals—not to mention tennis tournaments—require food.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Heptathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heptathlon. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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