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Recent Examples of marathons
As someone who has run 31 marathons, including all six of the original world marathon majors, Reed, 42, was no stranger to going the distance.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Taking that to half and full marathons around the world, the La Jolla resident has run in more than 105 marathon-level races, including the Boston Marathon (her 100th race) and the 2016 Pyongyang Half Marathon in North Korea.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Taking that to half and full marathons around the world, the La Jolla resident has run in more than 105 marathon-level races, including the Boston Marathon (her 100th race) and the 2016 Pyongyang Half Marathon in North Korea.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathons
Noun
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In other words, the 2026 school board races will rival the mayoral election in 2027 in importance to the future of Chicago.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three of the four acting races are looking similarly hazy, save for Buckley’s odds in the best actress category, cat hate aside.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Erica Fox was a swimmer and triathlete who had done two half-Ironmans and numerous other triathlons and who for almost 20 years did an annual triathlon called Escape From Alcatraz, her father said.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In games between two of the three teams tied atop the standings, the two teams with the fewest runs allowed per defensive out recorded would advance.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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In 18 2/3 innings this season, Hovermale has allowed zero runs while striking out 27 and walking one.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Marathons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathons. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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