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As the World Series approaches, fans might take a moment to appreciate an era that has given us baseball players, like the Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge and the Dodgers’ pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani, who will go down in history with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was at the plate in the top of the fourth inning with the bases loaded and one out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Among that set’s rookie cards: San Francisco Giants greats Barry Bonds and Will Clark, and Oakland Athletics slugger Mark McGwire.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Here’s everything to know about Chantel Collado and her relationship with the MLB slugger.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was at the plate in the top of the fourth inning with the bases loaded and one out.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Among that set’s rookie cards: San Francisco Giants greats Barry Bonds and Will Clark, and Oakland Athletics slugger Mark McGwire.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Here’s everything to know about Chantel Collado and her relationship with the MLB slugger.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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