gladiators

plural of gladiator

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Recent Examples of gladiators Now a protector of animals and a champion of the downtrodden, Sonja runs afoul of the tyrant Draygan (Robert Sheehan) and ends up enslaved alongside other gladiators for sport, ultimately leading a revolt alongside her new compatriots. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025 Human activities played a huge part in the lion subspecies' decline, the AP reported, adding that many of the lions were killed by gladiators in Roman times. Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Alaïa has long explored the technique in footwear, from Tyla’s strappy gladiators in Berlin to John Cena’s wife’s Shay Shariatzadeh’s heart-cutout Le Cœur mules in London. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gladiators
Noun
  • Bugner also fought legendary boxers Frank Bruno and Henry Cooper over the span of his career.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Matthew eventually one-ups the request by losing his boxers as well and going full Winnie the Pooh, which earns him the respect of his fellow suck-ups.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The 17-year-old joins a steady stream of fighters on mats spattered with sweat, blood and occasional tears to spar under the watchful eye of Mansouri, a former professional MMA fighter who founded the space in 2020.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike earlier twin-seat fighters used primarily for training or weapons operations, the second seat in the J-20S is designed to expand the jet’s battlefield role dramatically.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025

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