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Song could spell righty slugger Manny Machado, 33, while the face of the franchise moves into his mid-30s.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
The White Sox and Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami agreed to a two-year deal worth $34 million, ESPN reported Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The Minnesota Twins and durable switch-hitting slugger Josh Bell agreed Monday on a one-year, $7 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Both American League East teams could offer massive eight or nine-year contracts to bring the slugger to their roster.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
The White Sox and Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami agreed to a two-year deal worth $34 million, ESPN reported Sunday.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
The Minnesota Twins and durable switch-hitting slugger Josh Bell agreed Monday on a one-year, $7 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Both American League East teams could offer massive eight or nine-year contracts to bring the slugger to their roster.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugger
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Here's everything to know about legendary boxer Christy Martin and her real story being told in the film Christy.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been accused by a lot of people of damaging the sport by staging fights that are more bit than boxing.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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An amateur pugilist who Jean-Luc collaborated with previously, before the guy joined the army and was stationed in Algeria, is recruited to star in it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 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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Ahead of New York’s mayoral election last month, a billboard for Polymarket in Times Square showed Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo face to face, but with their photos edited to give them bare chests, like prizefighters at a weigh-in.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
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El-Masry is transformed as the prizefighter who boasted an exuberant flair for tacky pizazz in and out of the ring.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 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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Crowe believes that Maximus fathering a son with a woman other than his wife tarnishes his character's legacy, as the gladiator's primary motivation in the original film is to avenge the deaths of his wife and son.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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What if Ashur had lived and ended up in charge of his own gladiator school?—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
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The series follows Eloise, a young girl who lives at the top of New York City's Plaza Hotel and features a variety of characters in the girl's life — including her nanny, her pet pug Weenie and a pet turtle named Skipperdee.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 1986, the designer’s beloved pug dog, Oliver, became a celebrity with a Valentino line bearing his name and likeness.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugger. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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