pentathlons

noun

plural of pentathlon
as in heptathlons

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pentathlons
  1. triathlons
  2. tournaments
  3. meets
  4. matchups
  5. sports
  6. tourneys
  7. games
  8. events
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
Noun
  • There are also more tournaments when the semi-finals are played on the same day — the 1996 men’s Euros, for example.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • France is just about the favorite today given its superior form this summer, but Spain has beaten Les Bleus on the last two occasions at knockout tournaments so will feel confident heading into the tie.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of tournaments
Noun
  • One notable title from that plan is BBC and Netflix comedy-meets-reality dating series Sexy Beasts, from Lion Television, which is now part of Banijay following the All3Media merger.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 July 2026
  • The nose begins with a slightly minty/menthol kick, followed by sweet wintergreen, alfalfa, and a variety of other sweet-meets-herbal components.
    — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of meets
Noun
  • Joe Prince-Wright, Nick Mendola and Andy Edwards preview the quarterfinal matchups and make their predictions ahead of kickoff.
    — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The low fundraising numbers in June for Shortsleeve seem to reflect recent polling in head to head matchups with his opponent in the GOP primary.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of matchups
Noun
  • Today, Fubo has best-in-class programming partnerships, innovative service offerings and preeminent live sports and entertainment content and is well positioned for the future.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
  • Times staff reporter Maddie Lee and deputy sports editor Ed Guzman contributed to this report.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of sports
Noun
  • Check the calendar for events like euchre and bingo tourneys, and scheduled food truck lineups.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
  • In addition to men’s, women’s and senior amateur tourneys, check into the Frost Off event at Kennedy, the Elk Scat Scramble at Evergreen and the Master’s Scramble at Willis Case.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 14 May 2026
Definition of tourneys
Noun
  • Miles became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists — doing it in 22 games.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Given that the Danes and Austria went all the way to penalties in the first of them, before the Dutch beat England in 90 minutes, there was only a two-hour difference between when the games ended.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of games
Noun
  • The House of the Dragon Scorecard is an accounting of the events of this week’s episode, in which points are awarded to characters on a scale of 0 to 10.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • From royal events to sporting matches to gliding down ski slopes as kids on vacation, rarely did the public see one without the other.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of events
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