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
The ancient amphitheater here, one of the best preserved in the world, was a venue for gladiator fights during its Roman era.
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Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025
Spectacles like gladiator fights helped reinforce social roles and norms.
—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
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Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 9 June 2025
Spectacles like gladiator fights helped reinforce social roles and norms.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladiator
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He, Durant and Iverson were joined in the letter by former boxer Roy Jones Jr., former Dallas Cowboys star Dez Bryant, former NFL star Antonio Brown and former NFL player and prominent cannabis advocate Ricky Williams.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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He was initially slated to receive $40 million for beating the retired boxer.—
TaMaryn Waters,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Jumper, who later helped create the Navy’s Top Gun fighter pilot school in Miramar, was at the center of the action.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Overnight July 6-7, 20 Israeli fighter jets dropped over 50 munitions on key Yemeni ports, including Hodeidah and the Ras Khatib power station.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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“Gladiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiator. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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