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Recent Examples of triathlon
Authorities do not suspect foul play is involved with the disappearance of Valencia, who friends said was in shape for triathlons, according to WSB-TV.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
Alex Yee, the Olympic triathlon champion, finished in 13th place, with a time of 2:11:06, the second faster Briton behind Mahamed Mahamed, who ranked ninth with 2:08:52.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Cookies became part of the equation when Weekes and McDonald were training for triathlons and looking for a high-quality snack that athletes could use as a satiating carb load.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The time limit to complete this triathlon is generally 16 or 17 hours.
—Sally Hoelscher, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
Alex Yee, the Olympic triathlon champion, finished in 13th place, with a time of 2:11:06, the second faster Briton behind Mahamed Mahamed, who ranked ninth with 2:08:52.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Cookies became part of the equation when Weekes and McDonald were training for triathlons and looking for a high-quality snack that athletes could use as a satiating carb load.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The time limit to complete this triathlon is generally 16 or 17 hours.
—Sally Hoelscher, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for triathlon
Noun
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The decathlon has 10 events: 100, 400 and 1,500-meter runs, 110 hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, javelin and shot put.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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The decathlon will be contested Wednesday (100, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400) and Thursday (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, 1,500).—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Ligor took fourth in the pentathlon at the New Balance National Indoor Pentathlon.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The experience allows guests to partake in their own personal tournament and enjoy the beautiful London weather.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The tournament consists of single-elimination knockout rounds where players will compete in a maximum of four rounds before advancing to the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final championship.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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So much so that during the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Hall decided to contest the heptathlon and 400-meter hurdles.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Barlow will also compete Saturday in the 5A 300-meter hurdles, and now wants to pursue a heptathlon in college, headed to MSU Denver next year on a hurdling scholarship.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Their manager, Sarina Wiegman, has an extraordinary record in this competition, having won it with both the Netherlands and England.—
Darren Richman,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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Her biggest competition will be Domenica Dee and Michelle Lesco, the latter of whom snapped Sudo’s win streak in 2021.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2025
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Four women’s teams (Duke, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas) will participate in their own tourney on Nov. 26 and 27 at the two venues in Vegas.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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Tennis tourney for adults, kids features round-robin format Registration continues through July 11 for Naperville Park District’s Summer Slam all-city tennis tournament, which will be held Friday, July 18.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The 34-year-old Argentine goalkeeper wasn’t overworked, as Rayados’ defensive shape only gave him 10 shots on target to deal with across the three contests, but his stops were crucial.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Furthermore, this weekend’s contest is certainly not as simple as big-dude-sails-in-with-his-woman-on-his-big-boat-and-bigfoots-Venice, as some the opposing forces to the weekend’s celebration would have it.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triathlon. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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