triathlon
noun
tri·ath·lon
trī-ˈath-lən 
-ˌlän
nonstandard -ˈa-thə-
: an athletic contest that is a long-distance race consisting of three phases (such as swimming, bicycling, and running)
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Ramona High School senior Isabella Accardi has committed to Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota, as an athlete on the women’s triathlon team.
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Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
As the couple raised two daughters, John worked different technology jobs and photographed sporting events like triathlons on the weekends.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 25 Dec. 2025
Though the friend and Kocher muscled through the bumpy quarter mile, Beckley refused for the sake of his brand new expensive triathlon bike.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
Erica Fox was a swimmer and triathlete who had done two half-Ironmans and numerous other triathlons and who for almost 20 years did an annual triathlon called Escape From Alcatraz, her father said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
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Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
As the couple raised two daughters, John worked different technology jobs and photographed sporting events like triathlons on the weekends.
—Addie Costello, jsonline.com, 25 Dec. 2025
Though the friend and Kocher muscled through the bumpy quarter mile, Beckley refused for the sake of his brand new expensive triathlon bike.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
Erica Fox was a swimmer and triathlete who had done two half-Ironmans and numerous other triathlons and who for almost 20 years did an annual triathlon called Escape From Alcatraz, her father said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triathlon. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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triathlon
noun
tri·ath·lon
ˌtrī-ˈath-ˌlän
: an athletic contest that is a long-distance race consisting of three phases (as swimming, bicycling, and running)
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