as in fighter
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever
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Recent Examples of boxer
Some collaborations, such as its Valentine’s Day boxers and T-shirt collection with Pete Davidson, serve more as cultural moments.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
As for the boxer's relationship with Sweeney, the two became very close.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Salters, a basketball player, is then approached to train with boxing coach Jim Martin (Ben Foster) and become a professional boxer.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The owner, a forty-one-year-old former boxer, claims to have no interest in other people.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
As for the boxer's relationship with Sweeney, the two became very close.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Salters, a basketball player, is then approached to train with boxing coach Jim Martin (Ben Foster) and become a professional boxer.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The owner, a forty-one-year-old former boxer, claims to have no interest in other people.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
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Ever the fighter, Cuomo refused to drop out of the mayoral race after losing the primary, electing to run as a third party candidate in the hopes of rallying support from voters who saw Mamdani as too untested and too far left to govern effectively.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Our assignment everywhere is to send the strongest fighters for the working class wherever possible.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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In this alternate history, set around six months after the events of War of the Damned, Ashur is rewarded by the Republic for helping crush the slave rebellion and given control of the gladiator school previously owned by Batiatus.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Nov. 2025
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Quintessential Kurt Geiger styles including the Islington sneaker and the Octavia gladiator sandal also get the holiday treatment with jeweled embellishments.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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El-Masry is transformed as the prizefighter who boasted an exuberant flair for tacky pizazz in and out of the ring.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Daniel Kinahan, a keen amateur boxer, has always been in thrall to prizefighters.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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An amateur pugilist who Jean-Luc collaborated with previously, before the guy joined the army and was stationed in Algeria, is recruited to star in it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Why Exit Planning Can’t Wait Returning to our boxing metaphor, a big plot point of Rocky IV centers on the pugilist’s unease with complacency.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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