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The film unfolds in a dreamy, meandering flow, following Mark around the world and into his home, gliding from the pressures of the octagon (where MMA athletes duke it out) to scenes of more quotidian domesticity.—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025 What horses are to Jokic, octagons are to Jamal.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 Fans have been waiting for Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor to duke it out in the octagon, but injuries and other factors have postponed the bout.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025 Chimaev is a heavy favorite to win, but anything can happen when two fighters step into the octagon.—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for octagon
Word History
Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon
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