Thesaurus results for FEATHERWEIGHT

featherweight

noun

Definition of featherweight

as in lightweight

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Recent Examples of featherweight Pilla defeated Angel Colon in a 145-pound featherweight bout by way of a second-round TKO. — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 The Cuban won flyweight gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics and later unified the WBA and IBF featherweight titles, and this is his bare-knuckle debut. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for featherweight

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Noun

The mouse is quite durable, with a lifespan of over 100 million clicks, while remaining lightweight at just 62 grams.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
And shoppers love the lightweight, blurring foundation just as much as the stars.

— Christina Oehler, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of lightweight

Noun

Northrop Grumman faces stiff competition in the uncrewed fighter market from several defence industry heavyweights.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
The New York Rangers remain an Eastern Conference heavyweight relying on their dominant foundation.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of heavyweight

Noun

Lopez, a former sparring partner, seeks to become a three-division champion, moving up to 147 lbs following a loss at junior middleweight, and is adopting a less braggadocious pre-fight stance.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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

Definition of middleweight

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

Definition of flyweight

Noun

Sulaiman added that Benn kept him informed of his decision to take on Eubank at a higher weight, but requested throughout that time that the WBC keep him at welterweight.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
British boxer Conor Benn will challenge WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia Saturday night in Las Vegas, and in his corner for his shot at the title will be Off-White.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of welterweight

Noun

In front of adoring fans in Shanghai, the UFC veteran and perennial contender in the UFC bantamweight division scored a shocking upset win over Umar Nurmagomedov in the main event on Saturday.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Tete held the World Boxing Federation flyweight title from 2007 to 2008 and the World Boxing Organization bantamweight title in 2017 and 2019.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of bantamweight

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