bouts

plural of bout

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Recent Examples of bouts For city-dwellers that battle hard water, dry, cold air, and random bouts of sidewalk grate humidity — this is the duo your brittle strands need. Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 He is set to compete in two more bouts in 2026 as part of this deal. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 One influential boxing figure in the United States, who spoke to The Athletic on condition of anonymity to protect working relationships, said the Saudi purses have changed how fighters assess their bouts. Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Saúl is a fixture at his father's bouts and already seems determined to follow in his father’s footsteps. Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025 Alvarez is boxing’s biggest pay-per-view star, but his fight versus Crawford will eschew the PPV distribution format that can carry an $80 price tag for big bouts. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025 Similar bouts of extreme heat continued into July and August, following a pattern of record-breaking temperatures that has become increasingly common in recent years. Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025 Nor does the Love Actually star plan a viewing, because Nighy, admitting to crippling bouts of screen fright, has long refused to view any of his performances, alone or alongside audiences. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025 The event features top Combat U athletes competing in amateur MMA bouts alongside Jiu-Jitsu matches throughout the night. Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bouts
Noun
  • The 2025 Esports World Cup, held in July and August, is the pinnacle of gamer culture, a six-week celebration and competition featuring $70 million worth of prizes for tournaments in more than 20 video games.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Disc golf’s popularity has grown so fast that there are now dozens of top-tier professional tournaments each year.
    Nate Heinold, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then, uncontrolled, jerky movements develop as well as vision loss, dementia, and seizures.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His father, Rob Sampson, added to CBS News that Logan has only had two seizures, but could be vulnerable without his medication.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Usher, Meagan Good, and Jay-Z joined events that blended music, style, and philanthropy, reminding us just how many lanes the culture continues to dominate.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Movies are still big events, still consumed in long sittings, still treated as cultural monuments.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Democrats like Bell continue to defend Israel from progressive attacks.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Terrorists expanded their use of the internet for a wide range of activities, including planning attacks, radicalization and recruitment, propaganda dissemination, and fundraising.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At launch, the feature will be available exclusively for UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League competitions on the web across desktops.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
  • After it was completed in 2011, the London Aquatics Centre went on to serve as one of the main venues for swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming during the 2012 competitions.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In some cases, triglyceride levels rose by factors of 100 or more.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The three names all have an overweight rating, market capitalizations below $20 billion and could offer upside between 20% to 50% based on Morgan Stanley analysts’ base and bull cases.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Petry spent the last two seasons back in Michigan with the Detroit Red Wings, but injuries limited him to 44 games in the 2024-25 season.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • With 15 games remaining, Smith may not have enough time to rehab the injury and return for the end of the regular season.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Players slot in cards on these boards for everything from background, heritage, equipment and spells.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Recluse Increased the offensive spells attack power of Magic Cocktail.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

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