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Recent Examples of pentathlon
Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025
About 10,000 military athletes from over 100 countries will participate in 25 sports, including traditional games such as archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Jenna Fee Feyerabend won the pentathlon, claiming firsts in the high jump and shot put plus second in the long jump and 60 meters.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025
About 10,000 military athletes from over 100 countries will participate in 25 sports, including traditional games such as archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
Jenna Fee Feyerabend won the pentathlon, claiming firsts in the high jump and shot put plus second in the long jump and 60 meters.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pentathlon
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Only Anna Hall, who finished fifth in the 2024 Paris Olympics, has a better high school girls heptathlon score.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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Hall walked away with another NCAA title in the heptathlon and a silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Rowe teaches advanced English classes and also coaches the academic decathlon team that competes in eight subjects, including literature and math.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, who captured two gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, died in mountaineering accident in a remote range of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
30 July 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Muglia, a 25-year-old from Arlington Heights, participated in the 2023 competition for her first triathlon.—
Cam'ron Hardy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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But in the 5K road race and sprint triathlon, Van Rompaye edged the German out for gold with Sprink taking silver and bronze, respectively.—
Eryn Mathewson,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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After that, Alcaraz brought the hammer down with his otherwise impenetrable delivery, which was broken only three times across the tournament.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Sunday’s final was a reminder that a whole tournament is a heavy weight for any two players to carry — even Sinner and Alcaraz.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Savanah Weathers was named tourney MVP, while Maryland recruit Elayna Davidson and Mississippi State commit Cassidy Cage made the all-tournament team for Marist (6-0).—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Minnesota native posted a 75-22 record over three seasons at Division II Minnesota State University Moorhead, winning two Northern Sun conference tourney titles along the way.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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The treble — a club winning their domestic league title, main domestic cup competition and the European Cup/Champions League — has happened 11 times, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich the only sides to do so more than once.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Budgets are tight, and even in this tiny economic niche, competition is steep because many sell the same products to the same audience.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Pentathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pentathlon. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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