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as in ridicules
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
taught their children that it was not polite to make sport of others
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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
had become the long-suffering sport of the village
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as in plays
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 dances
to play and run about happily
the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds
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as in displays
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 sports
Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The confluence of events creates an uncertainty about both the present and future of women’s sports leagues in America.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
New York — Funding for public train and bus services is so dire that one of the largest cities in America must rely on a sports gambling company to help.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
An auction at this year’s Rare Impact Fund Benefit will include exclusive Rare Beauty experiences, vacation package at five-star resorts and spas, and signed sports memorabilia from legendary athletes.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The 849 Testarossa—which will be available as a coupe or spider with a retractable top—sports a sleek yet aggressive look in line with the rest of the brand’s current lineup, in particular the F80 and 296.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Pitt also sports a scruffy look in the ad, showing off a salt-and-pepper beard.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The singer sports a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey in the commercial.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
In one scene, Grandmama and Wednesday go hunting, and Grandmama sports a hunting jacket.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The planet also sports faint rings made of dust and ice, adding to its mysterious allure.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Bar, who sports a crew cut and gray stubble, started his military career as a fighter in the Sayeret Matkal, Israel's counterterrorism agency, participating in numerous covert operations.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Fox’s Saturday nights have been mainly sports the past couple years with a mix of baseball, college football, college basketball and motorsports.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The confluence of events creates an uncertainty about both the present and future of women’s sports leagues in America.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
New York — Funding for public train and bus services is so dire that one of the largest cities in America must rely on a sports gambling company to help.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
An auction at this year’s Rare Impact Fund Benefit will include exclusive Rare Beauty experiences, vacation package at five-star resorts and spas, and signed sports memorabilia from legendary athletes.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Inoue, who sports a perfect 30-0-0 record, puts his undisputed junior featherweight title on the line against his 14-1-0 opponent at IG Arena in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The 849 Testarossa—which will be available as a coupe or spider with a retractable top—sports a sleek yet aggressive look in line with the rest of the brand’s current lineup, in particular the F80 and 296.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Pitt also sports a scruffy look in the ad, showing off a salt-and-pepper beard.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The singer sports a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey in the commercial.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
In one scene, Grandmama and Wednesday go hunting, and Grandmama sports a hunting jacket.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The planet also sports faint rings made of dust and ice, adding to its mysterious allure.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Bar, who sports a crew cut and gray stubble, started his military career as a fighter in the Sayeret Matkal, Israel's counterterrorism agency, participating in numerous covert operations.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Fox’s Saturday nights have been mainly sports the past couple years with a mix of baseball, college football, college basketball and motorsports.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sports
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That means having to cut jokes that don't fit his do-no-harm MO.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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His voice is exuberant, especially when cracking jokes.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Star actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson who plays the charismatic chef and ex-convict trying to rebuild his life and reputation, will attend the Spanish event, next to co-writers and producers Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson and Hörður Rúnarsson of Act4.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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George Clooney plays the titular protagonist, a famous movie actor who embarks on a journey of self-discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler).—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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The flame also dances back and forth for an even more convincing look.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the final seconds of the Sex and the City revival series, Carrie dances down the hallway of her Gramercy Park townhome in a flirty outfit while Barry White plays, embracing her singledom.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Separately, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex also displays the hatches from the Apollo 1 command module that prevented three astronauts from escaping a fire in the capsule during a 1967 test on the launch pad.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The humanoid displays visual recognition capabilities during this instance, reacting to a wave by waving back and performing human-like locomotion by imitating humans.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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Russian drones and missiles have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian port and shipping targets there.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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The loitering munition systems empowers the warfighter with quick and easy deployment via tube-launch, and the capability to fly, track and engage non-line-of-sight targets and armored vehicles with precision lethal effects without the need for external ISR or fires assets.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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But the Royals and Guardians play each other this week, which muddles up the math a little bit (especially if Kansas City wins the series and hops the Guardians for second place).—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the gondola on the way back down the mountain to Telluride, Cannes Film Festival topper Thierry Frémaux hops on at the halfway station.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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These processes follow the solar cycle, an 11-year cycle of increasing and decreasing activity on the sun when the sun's magnetic field exhibits a full magnetic reversal.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, Canada exhibits a much more balanced diplomatic exchange.—
Collin J. Meisel,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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The motion is still pending, and families of the crash victims urged the court to reject it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pep Guardiola’s City have been creating and exploiting pockets of space for many seasons now, and their neighbours were just the latest victims.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sports. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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