as in gladiators
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 boxers
Sensing Yamamoto might pitch again, Sonoda wore the same boxers for Game 7.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Most recently, the Christy actress made a case for peekaboo boxers while taking the look out on the town on February 9.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
The two most prominent boxers of their generation will meet again 11 years after Mayweather beat Pacquiao by decision in a fight that didn’t live up to the decade of hype preceding it.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The 12-round bout shapes up as a crossroads fight for both boxers.
—John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
What used to take a boutique agency in Soho three weeks, a $50,000 budget and a crew of 20 can now be spat out by a guy in his boxers at two in the morning using Midjourney and Sora.
—Michele Zanello, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
At the 68th annual Grammy Awards, Justin took the stage in nothing but a pair of silk Skylrk boxers.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Hannah was barefoot, wearing a shirt as a nightgown, and Kennedy was clad only in his boxers.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Among them were boxers Xander Zayas and Emiliano Vargas, whose presence Salgado said carried deeper symbolism.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Most recently, the Christy actress made a case for peekaboo boxers while taking the look out on the town on February 9.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
The two most prominent boxers of their generation will meet again 11 years after Mayweather beat Pacquiao by decision in a fight that didn’t live up to the decade of hype preceding it.
—Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The 12-round bout shapes up as a crossroads fight for both boxers.
—John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
What used to take a boutique agency in Soho three weeks, a $50,000 budget and a crew of 20 can now be spat out by a guy in his boxers at two in the morning using Midjourney and Sora.
—Michele Zanello, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2026
At the 68th annual Grammy Awards, Justin took the stage in nothing but a pair of silk Skylrk boxers.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Hannah was barefoot, wearing a shirt as a nightgown, and Kennedy was clad only in his boxers.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Among them were boxers Xander Zayas and Emiliano Vargas, whose presence Salgado said carried deeper symbolism.
—Loureen Ayyoub, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxers
Noun
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Being trained in combat, and armed with swords, spears, and bows and arrows, the gladiators were able to turn the tables on the wild beasts; the result was another predictable slaughter, in this case of the animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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There were dancing gladiators and moka pots, a phalanx of runway models dressed (in Armani) in green, white and red, to represent the Italian flag.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many are wives or widows of IS fighters and their children.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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News Underneath the Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza City, mattresses once used by Hamas fighters remain on the floor of a dormitory built in a tunnel by the militant group.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
25 Feb. 2026
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Certainly, as too many prizefighters like the now-48-year-old and occasional exhibition-bout-fighting Floyd Mayweather have learned the hard way, not paying attention to the money and the purse has consequences above and beyond the fine print in or out of your prime.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ahead of New York’s mayoral election last month, a billboard for Polymarket in Times Square showed Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo face to face, but with their photos edited to give them bare chests, like prizefighters at a weigh-in.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Boxers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxers. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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