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Recent Examples of fencer
Just one year after a women's fencer was disqualified and punished for refusing to face a transgender opponent, a transgender competitor was forbidden from competition at the very same event.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
This is Jabeur's first child with Kamoun, a fitness trainer and former professional fencer.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Inside that costume was Piper Randolph, a first-team All-American junior fencer who excelled in the Pan-American Cadet Championships.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Szabo, a fencer from Romania, was competing at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and was assisted by a friend who drove him away from the athletes’ village and to freedom.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Former fencer Ed Callan made the switch to curling about a year ago and hasn’t looked back.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
For instance, Paralympic fencer Ellen Geddes, Paralympic judoka Maria Liana Mutia, and Paralympic Taekwondo bronze medalist Evan Medell all have worked outside jobs while pursuing their athletic careers.
—Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The three-time British-American Olympic fencer Chamley-Watson has also become a brand ambassador.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 Jan. 2026
Olympic and world champion fencer Miles Chamley-Watson has signed with United Talent Agency and Digital Brand Architects for joint representation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
This is Jabeur's first child with Kamoun, a fitness trainer and former professional fencer.
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Inside that costume was Piper Randolph, a first-team All-American junior fencer who excelled in the Pan-American Cadet Championships.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Szabo, a fencer from Romania, was competing at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and was assisted by a friend who drove him away from the athletes’ village and to freedom.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Former fencer Ed Callan made the switch to curling about a year ago and hasn’t looked back.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
For instance, Paralympic fencer Ellen Geddes, Paralympic judoka Maria Liana Mutia, and Paralympic Taekwondo bronze medalist Evan Medell all have worked outside jobs while pursuing their athletic careers.
—Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The three-time British-American Olympic fencer Chamley-Watson has also become a brand ambassador.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 5 Jan. 2026
Olympic and world champion fencer Miles Chamley-Watson has signed with United Talent Agency and Digital Brand Architects for joint representation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fencer
Noun
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The short right-field fence was Santa Margarita’s favorite target, with six home runs going there.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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Inside the property, police found three bullet holes in a wooden fence covered by tall hedges.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The reductions, which reduced the number of entomologists, have emboldened ant smugglers, Wired reported.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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That case charged a handful of Florida defendants with stealing more than 600 outboard boat engines and vessels from the Tampa area and shipping them to the migrant smugglers in the Quintana Roo area.—
Jay Weaver
May 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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“Fencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fencer. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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