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Now, with a couple of well executed jabs and wins under his belt, the Skydance founder and his seasoned crew seem more like the masters of the Hollywood octagon.—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025 He was supposed to return last year, but a toe injury kept him out of the octagon.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Moments after Pantoja’s win, Van challenged Pantoja with both standing nose to nose before exiting the octagon.—W.g. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 In place of a grand altar, Sunna erected a simple table, surrounded by an octagon of benches where the bishop and members of the Sámi community would sit face to face with a sense of equality and respect.—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for octagon
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Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon
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