featherweights

plural of featherweight

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Noun
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026
  • The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The main galleries sector at the fair will include international heavyweights including New York’s Pace Gallery, London’s Sadie Coles HQ, and Tokyo’s TARO NASU, KOTARO NUKAGA, and A Lighthouse called Kanata.
    News Desk, Artforum, 26 June 2026
  • The lineup of country music heavyweights due to receive special awards from the Academy of Country Music this summer has been set, with Kacey Musgraves, Ella Langley and Eric Church among the stars being feted at the 19th annual ACM Honors program.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2026
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“Featherweights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/featherweights. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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