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as in playing
to engage in activity for amusement
from sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort
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as in dancing
to play and run about happily
the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds
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as in displaying
to present so as to invite notice or attention
sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town
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Recent Examples of sporting
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The biggest sporting tournament on the planet naturally focuses the attention of the world on the host country, meaning hosting becomes much more than just putting on a series of matches.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
There’s been a lot of business between these two clubs over the last few years — managers, coaches, sporting directors and players — with Brighton, who are one point below Chelsea in the table, banking a fortune.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The prospect of Iran targeting its Middle Eastern neighbors like Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates put some sporting events on hold and questioned others.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
The biggest sporting tournament on the planet naturally focuses the attention of the world on the host country, meaning hosting becomes much more than just putting on a series of matches.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Mexican authorities published pictures in which Balla -- wearing a shirt with a palm tree pattern and sporting a sparse beard -- appears to be escorted by police and security forces.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
There’s been a lot of business between these two clubs over the last few years — managers, coaches, sporting directors and players — with Brighton, who are one point below Chelsea in the table, banking a fortune.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporting
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When the reports surfaced that the Saudis were cutting off LIV’s funding, the league was playing a tournament in Mexico City.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Promotion to League One in just their second attempt after taking 132 years to reach the EFL is one thing, but their playing style under former Brentford and Northampton goalkeeper Andy Woodman only adds to the curiosity around them.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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New Year’s Eve brought music and dancing to the central square.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Moon is in your sign dancing beautifully with Mercury, Mars and Saturn, encouraging you to make sensible, practical plans for the future, especially related to travel, publishing, medicine and the law.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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An small outdoor table make the perfect spot for displaying some of your favorite potted plants, watering can, and other decor.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
25 Apr. 2026
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This means that these early octopuses may have already been displaying the advanced intelligence that they are known for today.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Vanity Fair spoke with the costume designer for the movie, Marci Rodgers, who had the heavy task of recreating Jackson’s world through fashion.—
Kia D. Goosby,
Vanity Fair,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fuqua even shot an entire action sequence recreating the infamous 1993 raid on Neverland Ranch, which culminated in police officers strip-searching Jackson and examining his genitals to compare them with Chandler’s description.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
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These include operating without GPS, using frequency hopping to counter jamming, and enabling one operator to manage multiple drones.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, many thought Tilson Thomas too brash and arrogant to lead an orchestra, and, around the same time, Tilson Thomas fell in with New York’s disco-hopping crowd.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Wright chased that question in the set of paintings that the National Gallery is currently exhibiting.—
Julian Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Neue Nationalgalerie plans to begin exhibiting art in the building before its official opening, as that institution can only display a portion of its collection at its current premises.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Coast Guard shared video of Air Force pararescuemen leaping from a C-130 Hercules airplane to meet the crew of a Coast Guard cutter on Sunday.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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For the plant-based, seaweed forward food; for the sauna in a wartime electricity station on the edge of the land; for leaping straight out of the whimsical, high-design boat house into the North Sea.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Moniak, meanwhile, continues flashing star power.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the past, even when Gobert has done his job to the best of anyone’s abilities, Jokic has often found answers in the form of knocking down outside jumpers or by flashing his feathery touch in the midrange.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Sporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporting. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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