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Recent Examples of triathlon
By February, Stoeffler was cleared by Neely to start running, swimming and biking again for the triathlon that was three months away.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Her home was filled with triathlon medals, including awards from the famed Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Ramona High School senior Isabella Accardi has committed to Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota, as an athlete on the women’s triathlon team.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Though the friend and Kocher muscled through the bumpy quarter mile, Beckley refused for the sake of his brand new expensive triathlon bike.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
Her home was filled with triathlon medals, including awards from the famed Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Ramona High School senior Isabella Accardi has committed to Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota, as an athlete on the women’s triathlon team.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
Though the friend and Kocher muscled through the bumpy quarter mile, Beckley refused for the sake of his brand new expensive triathlon bike.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triathlon
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In the space of a few minutes, Lægreid had managed to make not only the biathlon but the entirety of the Olympics about himself.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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The German biathlon team posted a video on social media showing Justus Strelow’s medal falling off the ribbon.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 29-year-old went to Baylor and competed for the school’s track and field team and earned All-Big 12 honors with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon in 2016.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Today’s birthdays: Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bill Toomey is 87.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Jan. 2026
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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The Heat needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot without needing to take part in the play-in tournament.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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To borrow a popular phrase from the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Galaxy survived and advanced.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Giants wide receiver and the heptathlon world champion first went public with their relationship in November 2024, when Hall included a photo of them hugging in an Instagram carousel.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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At the Great Southwest Classic in 2018, Hall’s club coach was with her in Albuquerque as the 17-year-old Valor Christian senior-to-be shattered the high school national record in the heptathlon.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 8,000 images from around the world were submitted for the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 competition.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Like other agencies that have slowly become agents in partisan political battles, the FCC continues to function as a prop rather than as a technocratic regulator focused on infrastructure, competition, and connectivity.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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So as Miami tries to claim one of the East’s top six spots to automatically qualify for the playoffs without needing to be in the play-in tourney, the Heat’s young players will have an opportunity to play in games with some stakes.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Evans, a state champ in 1975, is vying for its 10th state tourney berth — and third in a row for coach Lonza Morgan.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ozzy led throughout the entire contest, but hurt his back while trying to dislodge the key.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Patriots stood by Barmore throughout this, playing him for all 17 regular-season contests and four playoff games.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triathlon. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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