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a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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Recent Examples of decathlon
Rowe teaches advanced English classes and also coaches the academic decathlon team that competes in eight subjects, including literature and math.
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Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Winston Schroder, a freshman, won the boys decathlon outdoor national championship.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
His teammate, Diarmuid O’Connor, finished 15th in the decathlon.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
The decathlon field included a second Idaho native, Emmett High grad Landon Helms.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
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Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Winston Schroder, a freshman, won the boys decathlon outdoor national championship.
—Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
His teammate, Diarmuid O’Connor, finished 15th in the decathlon.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
The decathlon field included a second Idaho native, Emmett High grad Landon Helms.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decathlon
Noun
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Should the Tigers end up missing a bowl game, the noise will grow much louder.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Then Heat forward Nikola Jovic threw the perfect inbounds pass to find Wiggins for the game-winning alley-oop dunk at the final buzzer.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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The Giants wide receiver and the heptathlon world champion first went public with their relationship in November 2024, when Hall included a photo of them hugging in an Instagram carousel.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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At the Great Southwest Classic in 2018, Hall’s club coach was with her in Albuquerque as the 17-year-old Valor Christian senior-to-be shattered the high school national record in the heptathlon.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Silvetti recently helped that squad advance to the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup final, scoring the game-winner against Colombia in the semifinals.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Mater Dei takes a 16-match winning streak into the final.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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For most people—regardless of age—so much as attempting a triathlon is a daunting prospect, let alone actually completing one.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
29 Oct. 2025
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My friend Chuck was adamantly opposed to the sport of triathlon.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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England play their last two World Cup qualifiers over the next eight days, against Serbia and Albania, but have already secured their place at the finals and preparations are underway for the tournament.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The team is third in its group and cannot finish first to qualify automatically for next year’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico, or even second to get into the playoffs.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, who captured two gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, died in mountaineering accident in a remote range of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
30 July 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The damage done by Dumont allowing Harrison to trade Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February is a level of self-infliction that few sports franchises in the modern era have ever executed.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Stream the basketball games in both men’s and women’s sports on top channels like ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, FS1, and more.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Decathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlon. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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