athletics

Definition of athleticsnext

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Noun
  • In short, the mechanism used to provide partial state funding for homeschool and private-school students is now paying for those students to attend soccer camps, horseback riding classes, gymnastics and jiu-jitsu classes.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Keno left his mark in the local gymnastics community through his innovation in children’s gymnastics programs at Blue Valley Recreation.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Our daughters no longer feel safe in their sports or private spaces.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Like the sitcom, the soap, and the live-sports broadcast, the natural-history documentary is a perfect fit for the small screen.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • In the late 1970s, it was purchased by Sheila Cluff, a professional figure skater turned aerobics fitness guru, and operated as a wellness retreat known as The Oaks at Ojai until the Thomas fire forced its closure in 2017.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Dua Lipa’s glamour-bot routine is a bit slack, Fosse by way of a Jane Fonda aerobics tape.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Upon her return to Ring of Honor, she was thrust into a tournament to determine the first ROH women’s pure champion.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 involving 24 teams — into the front half of the first week of the men’s and the women’s tournaments.
    Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Friendly competition is part of the fuel for starter Davis Martin.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The concept of everyone coming together for one evening — and pausing their competition for the good of the overall TV business — had some legs.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Examples include pre-workout supplements and bodybuilding supplements.
    Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The child safety activist, 38, posted a photo on April 21 of herself participating in a bodybuilding competition.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • How did the very bad, very unnecessary idea of tourney expansion take hold?
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • The all-in Maikel Garcia emerged as the tourney MVP, and Witt awed defensively.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Trinidad and Tobago conducts significant oil and gas exploration activity both on land and in shallow waters, and is one of the Caribbean’s largest producers, according to official information from Trinidad’s Ministry of Energy.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • Don’t miss other free activities like mocktail classes and horticultural tours of the extensive gardens.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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