triathlon

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Recent Examples of triathlon Several streets around the Sacramento region will be blocked to traffic due to the Ironman California triathlon — with closures in place before, during and after the event. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado updated October 16, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025 The unnamed owner approached the Neils van Roij Design about not just restoring the vehicle but reimagining it so that it could be used to transport two triathlon bicycles. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025 To shopping editors, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are the bi-annual triathlon of capitalism. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025 Located an hour from São Paulo in Porto Feliz, Boa Vista has hundreds of large homes and apartments, lush landscaping, four golf courses, three equestrian centers, a triathlon training center, three polo fields, spas and a wave pool for surfing. David Moin, Footwear News, 2 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
  • Before her five-wicket haul, Sharma (58) posted her third half-century of the tournament to help India reached the second highest total in a World Cup final after Australia’s 356-5 against England in 2022.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The tournament gave him valuable in-game reps and confidence that carried into the fall.
    Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 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
  • Still, experts say there are additional challenges to ensure that insurance plans and other health care economics allow for investment into biosimilars and create competition as intended.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The eight minor passengers on board, ranging in ages from 13 to 16, are members of a judo club (a Japanese martial art) from Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, and were traveling back from a global sports camp and competition held in Azerbaijan.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Cardinals lost to Creighton in the 2025 tourney opener.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Zion, Duke edge UNC in ACC tourney In 2019, there was no bigger star in college basketball than Duke’s Zion Williamson.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Starting place kicker Matt Gay was ruled out for the primetime contest with a back injury, clearing the way for the addition of veteran kicker Matthew Wright.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The gang was featured in illustrations showing their method of travel to the city for the event — via hot air balloon — as well as spots on TODAY, Access Hollywood, NBC Nightly News for Kids promoting the contest.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025

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