featherweight

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Recent Examples of featherweight Just a year after the company's first foray into motocross bikes, Ducati has unveiled the Desmo250 MX, a fire-breathing featherweight built to dominate tracks with possibly the highest revving engine in its class. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026 James Powel Brazilian featherweight Diego Lopes won the opening bout of the card by knockout in the second round. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 14 June 2026 After defending her World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association featherweight titles with a unanimous decision over Reina Tellez in January, Serrano (49-4-1) defeated Cheyenne Hanson on May 30 in El Paso, Texas, tying the record for most knockouts (32) in the history of women’s boxing. Scott Allen, Time, 9 June 2026 With a curb weight of 5,180 lbs (2,350 kg), this PHEV is no featherweight, but the twin-valve dampers do a good job of controlling the ride and hiding that mass. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for featherweight
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Noun
  • Soundcore Noise Cancelling Earbuds Deal The lightweight Soundcore Space A40 earbuds feature an advanced adaptive ANC system that automatically blocks up to 98% of distracting external ambient noise.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
  • Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing and seek shade whenever possible.
    Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Noun
  • This comes after index heavyweight SK Hynix sank over 10% in Asian trade.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Its Virginia Payload Module gives it a large and well-defined cruise-missile capacity, while its torpedo tubes can launch Mk 48 heavyweight torpedoes.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • The fight was Whittaker’s light heavyweight debut after a championship run at middleweight.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Even though the press material calls it a middleweight, my motorcycle brain refuses to do the same.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • During his initial run with the promotion, Horiguchi was 7-1 with his only loss being an April 2015 submission setback to then-flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 186.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • That’s not to forget the only women’s fight of the evening as flyweights Maycee Barber and Karine Silva face off, with the former hoping to extend a six-win streak after more than 18 months out following serious health problems.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • An independent review of the scoring in Manny Pacquiao’s contentious WBO welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn confirms the outcome in favor of the Australian.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Conor McGregor returns to the Octagon at UFC 329, headlining against Max Holloway in a welterweight rematch.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • Garbrandt, once an undefeated bantamweight king, now holds a 15-8 record, with most losses coming by finish.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • In a bantamweight battle, Mario Bautista (18-3-0) defeated Cory Sandhagen (18-7-0) by unanimous decision, after taking advantage of a first-round leg kick and applying pressure in each round after.
    W.G. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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