triathlon

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Recent Examples of triathlon The triathlon team also missed the European Championships, as did several other teams across disciplines. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025 For most people—regardless of age—so much as attempting a triathlon is a daunting prospect, let alone actually completing one. Caroline Tien, SELF, 29 Oct. 2025 My friend Chuck was adamantly opposed to the sport of triathlon. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025 What about true super-elites like Kilian Jornet and triathlon star Kristian Blummenfelt? Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triathlon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triathlon
Noun
  • German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, who captured two gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, died in mountaineering accident in a remote range of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 30 July 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Rowe teaches advanced English classes and also coaches the academic decathlon team that competes in eight subjects, including literature and math.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.
    Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • England play their last two World Cup qualifiers over the next eight days, against Serbia and Albania, but have already secured their place at the finals and preparations are underway for the tournament.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The team is third in its group and cannot finish first to qualify automatically for next year’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico, or even second to get into the playoffs.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • That simple change would introduce real competition, allowing merchants to choose lower-cost options and forcing the dominant players to compete on price and service--just like any other market.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Two years ago at the Winter X Games, Kim became the first woman to pull off a 1260-degree spin in competition.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That comeback victory over Tennessee, a game in which KU rallied from a 12-point deficit, came in the third-place game of the Players Era tourney in Las Vegas.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Girls individual winners at the Ron Peters tourney included Lake Mary’s Cayden Flories and Zaria Slater.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Some bring the joy of surfing to kids dealing with trauma and celebrate older surfers in an annual contest.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to this, beat reporters Mike Kaye and Alex Zietlow broke down the matchup and offered their predictions on the contest, as is customary.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triathlon. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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