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Recent Examples of featherweight
All this is mixed into a featherweight, watery serum that offers a refreshingly cool sensation when applied, instantly soothing where it’s placed.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Saturday's card will be headlined by featherweights Diego Lopes and Jean Silva, as Lopes looks to earn another crack at the title, and Silva looks to pick up the biggest win of his career.
—Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Sep. 2025
Ortega was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling in a 145-pound featherweight bout at UFC Shanghai, but it was moved to a catchweight of 153 pounds after both fighters missed weight.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The bout, originally scheduled for featherweight, will be contested at lightweight after Ortega reportedly struggled to make 146 pounds.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Saturday's card will be headlined by featherweights Diego Lopes and Jean Silva, as Lopes looks to earn another crack at the title, and Silva looks to pick up the biggest win of his career.
—Evan Bell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Sep. 2025
Ortega was scheduled to face Aljamain Sterling in a 145-pound featherweight bout at UFC Shanghai, but it was moved to a catchweight of 153 pounds after both fighters missed weight.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The bout, originally scheduled for featherweight, will be contested at lightweight after Ortega reportedly struggled to make 146 pounds.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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These towels are ultra-thin, sand-free microfiber essentials that shake clean instantly, dry three times faster than cotton, and fold down lightweight and compact for the ultimate travel-ready getaway.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Install a lightweight screw with a hook into your ceiling.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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Her moment of realization was heart-wrenching (and funny) and turned both into reality-TV heavyweights.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the firm has leased portions of its campus to parties like investment heavyweight Vanguard.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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But that won't be the only fight on the card worth watching, with unbeaten middleweights Misael Rodriguez and Austin Deanda set to battle, alongside a 130-pound clash between Julian Rodriguez and Cain Sandoval.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Big 12 is a league of middleweights and fine margins.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Nov. 2025
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The two flyweights went to war in an effort to capture this season’s Ultimate Fighter crown.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Park previously had a fight scheduled on Aug. 9 against ex-world title challenger and No. 10 flyweight Steve Erceg.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Theories abound that Mayweather recognized his enduring marketability when Pacquiao fought astonishingly well in a draw against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in 2025.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Last year, a 46-year-old Pacquiao returned after four years out of the ring to take on Mario Barrios for his WBC welterweight world title.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The feud between the two countries further escalated in 1978 when Puerto Rican champion Wilfredo Gómez and Mexican boxer Carlos Zárate fought for the super bantamweight title in an event hosted in San Juan.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Sean O’Malley Back in the Win Column The former UFC bantamweight champion is back in the winners column after a two-year drought.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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