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
And in a city that knows a thing or two about fighting spirit, these boxers are stepping into the ring for something bigger than themselves.
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Josh Sanders, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
There was none of the usual fanfare that comes with a Grammys performance — just Bieber, his boxers and a guitar.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Proll has three dogs – all deaf boxers (white boxers are more prone to deafness than other colors in the breed) – and all therapy animals.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Ahead of Fury’s latest comeback clash against Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov this weekend, The Athletic spoke to Fury’s former cook Pressley and Anthony Joshua’s high-performance nutritionist Mark Ellison to get an insight into the art of feeding elite heavyweight boxers.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
At 62, Macpherson rocks everything from lace bikini undies and bras and swimwear for the company, which starred Robert Irwin in a smokin' boxers campaign.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Socks and underwear for all ages (men prefer boxers) can be brought to the church patio on Sunday, April 26 or delivered to the church office at 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, on weekdays until Friday, May 1.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Benvolio pulls up the covers on the other side, revealing Jupe in nothing but his boxers.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Josh Sanders, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
There was none of the usual fanfare that comes with a Grammys performance — just Bieber, his boxers and a guitar.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
Proll has three dogs – all deaf boxers (white boxers are more prone to deafness than other colors in the breed) – and all therapy animals.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Ahead of Fury’s latest comeback clash against Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov this weekend, The Athletic spoke to Fury’s former cook Pressley and Anthony Joshua’s high-performance nutritionist Mark Ellison to get an insight into the art of feeding elite heavyweight boxers.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
At 62, Macpherson rocks everything from lace bikini undies and bras and swimwear for the company, which starred Robert Irwin in a smokin' boxers campaign.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Socks and underwear for all ages (men prefer boxers) can be brought to the church patio on Sunday, April 26 or delivered to the church office at 6225 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, on weekdays until Friday, May 1.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Benvolio pulls up the covers on the other side, revealing Jupe in nothing but his boxers.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxers
Noun
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Part of the appeal of female gladiators was their very paradoxical nature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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At roughly 1,800 years old, the artwork depicts women fighting animals long after the empire banned them from performing as gladiators.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On the eve of Leo’s arrival, separatist fighters announced a three-day pause in fighting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The bipartisan bill would also require military aircraft to install collision-prevention technologies by 2031, with exceptions for fighters, bombers, drones and other special mission aircraft.—
Olivia Rinaldi,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 18 Apr. 2026.
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