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
That is gladiators without swords.
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Bryan West, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
That is gladiators without swords.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
That is violent chess, that is gladiators without swords.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
That is gladiators without swords.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
That's gladiators without swords.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.
—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 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
Bryan West, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
That is gladiators without swords.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
That is violent chess, that is gladiators without swords.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
That is gladiators without swords.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
That's gladiators without swords.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.
—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 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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Some boxers who have never even been part of his stable have praised him publicly.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Hatton’s funeral took place in Hyde last Friday, with thousands lining the streets and former boxers Tyson Fury, Tony Bellew, Frank Bruno and Amir Khan among those in attendance.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gripen fighters have the reputation of being relatively cheap and easy to maintain and arm, and able to operate in austere conditions – using roads or even dirt roads for runways.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Taking advantage of that power is the enigmatic and feminine Makima, who runs the Public Safety Division, a group of Devil fighters that includes Aki, Kishibe, Power, Angel Devil and more.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Gladiators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gladiators. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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