the discus
noun
: an athletic event in which people compete by trying to throw a discus (a heavy flat round object) farther than everyone else
winner of the discus
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This past school year, Pepper-Jackson qualified for the West Virginia girls high school state track meet, finishing third in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put in the Class AAA division.
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Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
This past year, Pepper-Jackson qualified for the West Virginia girls high school state track meet, finishing third in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put in the Class AAA division.
—Paulina Dedaj , Bill Mears , Shannon Bream, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
Emery also played volleyball for four years and competed one year on the track and field team in the discus.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
On the field, Valarie Allman continued her reign over the discus and Tara Davis-Woodhall leaped to the top mark in the world in the long jump.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
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Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
This past year, Pepper-Jackson qualified for the West Virginia girls high school state track meet, finishing third in the discus throw and eighth in the shot put in the Class AAA division.
—Paulina Dedaj , Bill Mears , Shannon Bream, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025
Emery also played volleyball for four years and competed one year on the track and field team in the discus.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
On the field, Valarie Allman continued her reign over the discus and Tara Davis-Woodhall leaped to the top mark in the world in the long jump.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the discus
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“The discus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20discus. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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