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
Lace-up boots have been seen on a few other pop divas lately, with Mariah Carey wearing a pair of lace printed Christian Louboutin boots earlier this fall, and Tyla performing in gladiator-style boots this summer.
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Tara Larson, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Brandt is best known for playing Mazikeen in the Netflix hit series Lucifer across the show’s six seasons, and Naevia in the Starz gladiator drama Spartacus.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Kardashian then paired the look with strappy, gladiator stiletto heels for her evening out in the city.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
That is gladiators without swords.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Tara Larson, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Brandt is best known for playing Mazikeen in the Netflix hit series Lucifer across the show’s six seasons, and Naevia in the Starz gladiator drama Spartacus.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Kardashian then paired the look with strappy, gladiator stiletto heels for her evening out in the city.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
That is gladiators without swords.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladiator
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Sydney Sweeney has had quite the year, starring in both the boxer biopic Christy and the gripping thriller The Housemaid.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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David Bowie personally appears on the cover of 24 of his solo albums, depicting himself as a bowl-cut heartthrob, an androgynous blond, a space alien in human disguise, a cigarette-smoking lounge creature, a sideways pair of legs, and an oddly undersized boxer.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The company grabbed global attention after China, the world’s largest miner and processor of rare earths, tightened its supply of the critical metals needed to make everything from chips and cars to fighter jets starting last December.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Syrian forces are hunting ISIS fugitives after dozens escaped from a prison in northeastern Syria, the interior ministry said, as the government moves to take territory from Kurdish fighters.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Gladiator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiator. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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