triathlon

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Recent Examples of triathlon Meanwhile, Venice Beach will be home to the triathlon competition, as well as the official starting locations for the marathon and cycling road courses, per a press release. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for triathlon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triathlon
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
  • Freshman Liisa-Maria Lusti became the second Oregon woman to win the pentathlon — first since Brianne Theisen-Eaton in 2012 — with a season-best 4,498 points.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Feyerabend, Mountain West’s reigning indoor pentathlon champion, won four of five events en route to a personal best of 4,270 points and a 206-point victory.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Caught in this scenario is his sport that still needs him, busted parts and all, but would love nothing more than for the focus to be on the great players who are playing its most famous tournament.
    Mac Engel April 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This year, practice-round tickets went for $125 and $150, individual tournament rounds cost $160 and four-day tournament badges were $525.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Oregon’s Peyton Bair dominated the competition on Day 1 in the heptathlon with 3,675 points, only trailing collegiate record holder Kyle Garland’s pace from the 2023 indoor championships.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • But neither is an experienced starter so general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and coach Jeff Hafley will almost certainly seek training camp competition for each role.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The drama was announced as having been selected for Cannes’ main competition at the festival’s traditional press conference in Paris on Thursday.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The tourney is a player favorite, and draws all the big names like Scheffler, McIlroy, Fleetwood, Bradley and more.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Bill Grier, one of Monson’s longtime assistants, bounced in 2007 from Spokane to San Diego, inheriting a team with one tourney invite in 20 years.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The contest over causation goes to parents’ simultaneous senses of responsibility and helplessness about their children’s fates.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Georgia has key races this year, including an open contest for the governor's office.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026

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