Thesaurus results for GLADIATORS

gladiators

noun

plural of gladiator

as in boxers

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 gladiators Protected by the masks, the gladiators assume a secret identity and become national symbols. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Try out the modern-day gladiators with cool styles to shop below. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 30 June 2026 Roman emperors used gladiators to do just that. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 Thus, in a moment celebrated by the poet Martial in his Liber de Spectaculis, the emperor Titus freed two gladiators on the opening day of the Colosseum. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 These modern-day gladiators like to unwind by swapping Pikachus for Charmanders. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 2 June 2026 The find also suggests female beast hunters persisted for several decades longer than female gladiators who fought other people, Manas says. — Taylor Mitchell Brown, Scientific American, 19 May 2026 The stories of gladiators and the sheer size of the arena captivate younger imaginations in a way few other sites can. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026 Part of the appeal of female gladiators was their very paradoxical nature. — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026

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The sweatshirt-fabric robes modeled on boxers' cover-ups are a nice change up from the typical hotel offerings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
The opening minutes were relatively evenly matched as both teams felt each other out like boxers at the start of a major bout.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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According to the latest indictment, federal prosecutors allege that Paez enforces the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations in Sinaloa and Tijuana using armed fighters and hit men to carry out murders, kidnappings and other violent activity.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Across the country, insurgent candidates-—-perhaps most notably Zohran Mamdani in New York City—have found traction by presenting themselves as unapologetic fighters willing to challenge both Republicans and their own party’s leadership.

— Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026

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