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
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.
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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
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
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Bugner also fought legendary boxers Frank Bruno and Henry Cooper over the span of his career.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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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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“Gladiators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiators. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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