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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluggers
Noun
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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 -
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
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Also featured in the photo shoot are a pink colorway of the Sinful Rose print, boxers, lace-up bodysuits and more.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Purists don’t want to see these gimmicky fights become the future of the sport, but when the financial reward of fighting the Jake Paul’s of the world is so high, more professional boxers are bound to want a piece of the pie.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
Noun
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That is gladiators without swords.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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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 10 Jan. 2026.
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