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Recent Examples of slugger
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher-slugger-base-stealing phenom Shohei Ohtani.
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Coy Wire, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Circumstances have led to increased at-bats for two of San Diego’s most capable sluggers.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The slugger now has 15 home runs in his last 34 games.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
The quest to get Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Tucker hitting like the version who was a catalyst for baseball’s best offense the first three months of the season took another turn Tuesday.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Coy Wire, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Circumstances have led to increased at-bats for two of San Diego’s most capable sluggers.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
The slugger now has 15 home runs in his last 34 games.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
The quest to get Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Tucker hitting like the version who was a catalyst for baseball’s best offense the first three months of the season took another turn Tuesday.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugger
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In crafting Christy, the biopic of boxer Christy Salters Martin that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, director David Michôd and his co-writer Mirrah Foulkes wanted to hew as close to the real-life story as possible.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Christy, a look at the triumphs and traumatic experiences of world-class boxer Christy Martin, is Sweeney’s entry into this canon.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Why Exit Planning Can’t Wait Returning to our boxing metaphor, a big plot point of Rocky IV centers on the pugilist’s unease with complacency.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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She is next slated to appear in the boxing drama Christy, based on the life of real professional pugilist Christy Martin.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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But on a tour on which Lamar stands as the equivalent of an undefeated prizefighter with no close suitors, a bold visionary taking hip-hop and dialect places seldom explored, the disconnect is too severe.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Decrepit office buildings and flophouse hotels have been remade into pricey lofts and townhouses, the coolest address being where prizefighters Depp and Heard went at it tooth and nail, an art deco masterpiece called the Eastern Guardian Building, with its eerie clock tower and greenish glow.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Don’t be a palooka, start Nacua.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
12 Dec. 2024
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One year after the Academy bafflingly ignored his work in Sideways, Giamatti finally scored his first Oscar nomination for his purely entertaining performance as boxing manager Joe Gould in Ron Howard’s proudly old-fashioned Depression-era palooka drama.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2024
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Now a protector of animals and a champion of the downtrodden, Sonja runs afoul of the tyrant Draygan (Robert Sheehan) and ends up enslaved alongside other gladiators for sport, ultimately leading a revolt alongside her new compatriots.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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To answer the obvious question first, yes, Lutz’s Red Sonja does wear the iconic chainmail bikini while fighting gladiator-style, which, let’s face it, doesn’t offer a lot of bodily protection.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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That pug is the mob boss, and the rottie is the loyal henchman.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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French bulldogs, pugs, and other short-nosed dog breeds have had a grip on dog lovers for years now.—
Laura Baisas Aug 6,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugger. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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