sluggers

plural of slugger

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluggers
Noun
  • Daniel Kinahan, a keen amateur boxer, has always been in thrall to prizefighters.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Most people participating in American warrior culture are not prizefighters, of course, and relatively few are veterans.
    Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The man, who identified himself as Officer Matthew Jackson of the Detroit Police Department, was wearing boxers but did not appear to be wearing any pants, the outlet reported.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Some boxers who have never even been part of his stable have praised him publicly.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That is gladiators without swords.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That is gladiators without swords.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Sluggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggers. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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