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pentathlons

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plural of pentathlon

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Noun

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

Definition of triathlons

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Families spend thousands on travel teams, private lessons and tournaments.

— Jonathan Alpert OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Schools that advance in the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, for example, receive a greater share of NCAA revenue.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tournaments

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Tortoiseshell shield sunglasses and a timeless black tote complete the casual-meets-cool outfit.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
Previously announced under the title Shaolin Women’s Soccer, the Hong Kong-China co-production reworks the original film’s martial-arts-meets-scrappy-sports-team premise around an all-female squad of underdogs.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of meets

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The defendants raised concerns about their authority to control matchups, competition rules and other students’ privacy.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The teams met three times in a brief span during the summer — and Atlanta lost all three matchups.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of matchups

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Aaron's letter was also published in an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer — a choice that would resonate with other sports fans across the region and even around the country.

— Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
On the 596th Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including an unexpected hiccup in the Milwaukee Brewers‘ run to their first World Series.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sports

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Johannes has much more experience at major tourneys to go along with her Paris medal — three silver medals in the past three Eurobasket competitions and a Bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Games.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Check the calendar for events like euchre and bingo tourneys, and scheduled food truck lineups.

— Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026

Definition of tourneys

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The teams played three times in the regular season with Milwaukee winning twice, but all three games occurred during the first week of the season.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
The agreement covers all major product categories, including toys and games, apparel, home and living, publishing, digital games and promotional activities.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of games

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Hundreds also turned out for a No Kings protest in Boise Saturday, one of 3,000 such events nationwide aimed at mobilizing early voters.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Part of its purpose, from the beginning, was not only to deliver new facts but to interpret ragged events for a nervous audience of relatively prosperous, largely white viewers who shared Wallace’s concern about the shape and tenor of the future.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

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