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Recent Examples of flyweight
The two flyweights went to war in an effort to capture this season’s Ultimate Fighter crown.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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
Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Born into poverty in the Philippines, Pacquiao became the only boxer to win world titles in eight different divisions, from flyweight to super welterweight.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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
Mile High showdown The Sox visit the Colorado Rockies this weekend at Coors Field in a battle of not-so-super flyweights.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
Born into poverty in the Philippines, Pacquiao became the only boxer to win world titles in eight different divisions, from flyweight to super welterweight.
—Jad El Reda, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flyweight
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Last February, the Mexican super middleweight signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season that was widely reported to be worth $400 million.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Bimota has also added a titanium Akrapovič silencer to the middleweight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2026
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Rousey became the most famous woman in the history of mixed martial arts, won and lost the UFC bantamweight title, retired, joined the WWE, retired again.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Yorba Linda bantamweight beat the clock in November, needing just 60 hours to somehow get all his affairs in order and fly to New York to pull off a massive upset in his UFC debut.—
Brian Martin,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2026
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Women’s world featherweight champion Shoko Nakajima currently sits on top of the division, but there are several others who are making waves and could certainly contend for the title in months and weeks to come.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The other day, an observer decided to follow one of these parcels, chosen at random—a featherweight, toaster-size box from Sephora, addressed to 235 West Forty-eighth Street—and chart its journey.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Shares of index heavyweight Softbank surged more than 13%.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Over the course of the series, Hart was joined by a roster of comedy heavyweights in evaluating comics from across the country.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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Burns, who challenged Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title in February 2021, losing via third-round TKO, is on the worst run of his MMA career.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2026
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Conor Benn earned a 10-round unanimous decision over Regis Prograis to bolster his case for a title shot against WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The system works by firing lightweight, thin metal chains towards incoming UAVs.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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The Noni Glow Face Oil is Miranda’s favorite, a lightweight yet powerful face oil formulated to help visibly nourish, brighten and smooth dry or dull skin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Flyweight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flyweight. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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