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Recent Examples of featherweight
Insta360 goes the extra mile with its Go line, a series of featherweight, wearable video cameras for action and vlogging.
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PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
Ortega’s fight Saturday will take place in prime time in Shanghai – the main card starting at 6 p.m. there and 3 a.m. PT – against Sterling (24-5), an accomplished wrestler who moved up to featherweight after losing his title two years ago to Sean O’Malley.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
There are a number of other great boxing matches on this card leading up to the main event, like Nick Ball versus Sam Goodman in the featherweight division and Ray Ford versus Abraham Nova in the super featherweight.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
It’s handcrafted in Japan with sculptural titanium arms and a featherweight feel.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
Ortega’s fight Saturday will take place in prime time in Shanghai – the main card starting at 6 p.m. there and 3 a.m. PT – against Sterling (24-5), an accomplished wrestler who moved up to featherweight after losing his title two years ago to Sean O’Malley.
—Brian Martin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
There are a number of other great boxing matches on this card leading up to the main event, like Nick Ball versus Sam Goodman in the featherweight division and Ray Ford versus Abraham Nova in the super featherweight.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
It’s handcrafted in Japan with sculptural titanium arms and a featherweight feel.
—Dan Michel, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for featherweight
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In that matchup, recently crowned UFC welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena looks to stave off the charge of ex-UFC lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Next, tweens can pick a lightweight, hypoallergenic moisturizer with a texture that appeals to them.—
Khanh T.L. Tran,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar led the legal comedy alongside several TV heavyweights.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep. 2025
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And this is a classic 'High Noon' toe-to-toe showdown-at-the-corral heavyweight fight.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Especially when most other middleweight sportsters set you back by at least two grand more.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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The North Carolina native was set to fight at middleweight against Ruziboev but tipped the scales at 190 pounds—four pounds over the non-title limit—forcing the fight to be canceled.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 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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In that matchup, recently crowned UFC welterweight champ Jack Della Maddalena looks to stave off the charge of ex-UFC lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fabian is the brother of former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, who was cornering him during the fight.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Shevchenko won that bantamweight fight by split decision.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Also on the main card is the only ranked fight of the night: a women’s bantamweight bout between No. 10 Karol Rosa of Brazil and No. 12 Nora Cornolle of France.—
Aaron Tolentino,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Featherweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweight. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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