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When a star slugger or key pitcher goes down, the best teams find a way to fill the hole.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
While walking alongside the former professional baseball player, Wallen, 30, took a bat from the slugger and attempted to mimic Bautista's iconic bat flip.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
With one out, Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez hit a sharp ground ball directly to Moore, who booted it.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
And yes, the Tigers actually had three 100-RBI sluggers that season (in just 154 games): MVP first baseman Hank Greenberg led the AL with 168, outfielder Goose Goslin drove in 111 and second baseman Charlie Gehringer drove in 108.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
While walking alongside the former professional baseball player, Wallen, 30, took a bat from the slugger and attempted to mimic Bautista's iconic bat flip.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
With one out, Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez hit a sharp ground ball directly to Moore, who booted it.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
And yes, the Tigers actually had three 100-RBI sluggers that season (in just 154 games): MVP first baseman Hank Greenberg led the AL with 168, outfielder Goose Goslin drove in 111 and second baseman Charlie Gehringer drove in 108.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugger
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Rojas, who was previously a professional boxer in Panama, remains in custody despite his TPS protection.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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On past tracks, Mustelier Oruña has collaborated with former boxer and fellow reparto artist Wildeys García Cascaret, known simply as Wildey.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 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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Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson as Balrog Curtis Jackson, best known as 50 Cent, will play Balrog, the boxer initially modeled on real-life prizefighter Mike Tyson.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 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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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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During their gladiator throwdown, Cam bashes his idol to death with a football helmet.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave draws inspiration from Roman gladiator Colosseum games.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 2025.
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