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
  • These include German shepherds, boxers, Pembroke Welsh corgis, Chesapeake Bay retrievers, Rhodesian ridgebacks, and Bernese mountain dogs.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In addition to curating several promotions, Christy has also signed a slew of boxers over the years and has taken them across the country to compete in various events.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.

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