triathlon

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for triathlon
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Noun
  • Toyota supported Andrea Eskau, the German Paralympic skier who won gold in the 6km biathlon and silver in the 5km cross-country at the 2014 Sochi Games, at age 42.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Today’s birthdays: Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bill Toomey is 87.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
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
  • Pope hit a monster triple from the corner put the Horns up 75-68 with 1 minute, 29 seconds left and after Vokietaitis final miss, Mark calmly sunk four straight throws down the stretch to keep the Horns in the tournament.
    Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The aesthetics of a tournament matter.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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
  • Pitchers throw every day in season between competition days, bullpens, flat ground sessions and box drills off of an incline from 35 feet out.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The energy during that game was electric; the crowds, the fans, the rival fans and our competition were all charged, and everyone was on the edge of their seats.
    Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Goals have come fewer in the tourney, but its own top line of Annabelle Curran, Stephanie LeBlanc and Ella Morgan rival Milton’s in potency.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Especially since Self’s teams are just 2-3 in NCAA tourney play since winning the 2022 national title.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Wyatt Johnston had the lone goal of the one-on-one contest in a 2-1 win for the visitors.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Charlotte won the third period 37-31 to remain ahead of Miami before taking full control of the contest in the fourth quarter.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026

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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triathlon. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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