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Recent Examples of slugger
The Angels designate for assignment veteran slugger Albert Pujols, for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Eight years ago, when the Yankees acquired Giancarlo Stanton, there was the usual parlor game of what Sterling’s home run call would be for the hulking slugger.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez was just 1 for 14 in the series with a single.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
The Giants walked slugger Junior Caminero to face Aranda, who came in tied for the American League lead with 27 RBIs.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Eight years ago, when the Yankees acquired Giancarlo Stanton, there was the usual parlor game of what Sterling’s home run call would be for the hulking slugger.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez was just 1 for 14 in the series with a single.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
The Giants walked slugger Junior Caminero to face Aranda, who came in tied for the American League lead with 27 RBIs.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugger
Noun
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The Materialists star adopted Dodger, a super sweet boxer mix, in April 2017.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Jason Patric, then only 23, stars as Kevin Collins, known as Collie, a former boxer who escapes from a mental institution and is now just drifting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Noun
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In terms of skippers, our Frank Selee might rightly be considered more philosopher than a pugilist.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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But a patient pugilist values the muffled thud of shots to the resolve.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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The explosive jazz‑rock pianist – known for redefining piano performance with the physicality of a prizefighter and the swagger of a rock guitarist – is set to turn the DIA’s auditorium into something closer to a sonic combustion chamber.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mustafa Fteja, 54, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday to obstructing justice, admitting to playing a key role in the bribery plot, which threw Gogic’s trial into disarray and landed the prizefighter’s lawyer in the crosshairs of a federal investigation.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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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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The stories of gladiators and the sheer size of the arena captivate younger imaginations in a way few other sites can.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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The former sent out an oversized black and white polka dot skirt—a wink to the retro print—styled with a textured top and gladiator sandals, while Dries Van Noten’s red and white abstract set evoked Mediterranean nonchalance.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His pug, Thor, lives with Brenda’s sister.—
Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugger. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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