as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
the two punch-drunk gladiators stumbled to their corners
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Recent Examples of gladiator
Spectacles like gladiator fights helped reinforce social roles and norms.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Colorado students deserve better than what Valor and other high schools lost to the gladiator ethos are serving up at the moment.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Popular depictions of Roman gladiators in combat invariably include battling not just human adversaries but wild animals.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
The bite marks seem to confirm that the skeletons buried at the cemetery were gladiators — and not soldiers or slaves, as previously thought, according to Malin Holst, lecturer in osteoarchaeology at the University of York’s Department of Archaeology.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Colorado students deserve better than what Valor and other high schools lost to the gladiator ethos are serving up at the moment.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
Popular depictions of Roman gladiators in combat invariably include battling not just human adversaries but wild animals.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
The bite marks seem to confirm that the skeletons buried at the cemetery were gladiators — and not soldiers or slaves, as previously thought, according to Malin Holst, lecturer in osteoarchaeology at the University of York’s Department of Archaeology.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladiator
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It was announced that WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will face heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and WWE champion Brock Lesnar will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at the WWE's Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The filly earns $1,850 for her victory. 1914 — Harry Vardon wins his sixth and final British Open by shooting a 306, three strokes ahead of J.H. Taylor at Prestwick Club. 1936 — German heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling knocks out previously unbeaten Joe Louis in the 12th round.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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There's no doubt whoever comes out of this liberal rat race will be sent packing when Iowans re-elect America First fighter Mariannette Miller-Meeks next fall.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Paul followed that loss by getting back in the ring with a former UFC fighter in Nate Diaz.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Gladiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiator. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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