Thesaurus results for ULTRAMARATHON

ultramarathon

noun

Definition of ultramarathon

as in marathon

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Recent Examples of ultramarathon However, exactly where the ultramarathon will take them has yet to be determined. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026 More than 20,000 runners took part in the world’s oldest and largest ultramarathon earlier this month, a nearly 55-mile (89 kilometers) race between the South African cities of Durban and Pietermaritzburg. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 The woman who keeps beating men in ultramarathons runs on mashed potatoes. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 18 May 2026 In 2024, the Germany native completed a 1,864-mile ultramarathon from Berlin to New York City in 74 days. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for ultramarathon

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Noun

Each route for the 5K, 10K, half and full marathon differs beyond that.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Levy plays Jane Cooper, whose marathon unfolds alongside flashbacks.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of marathon

Noun

The whirlwind schedule is nothing new for a girl who completed her first triathlon at age eight.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Lincoln Sabini was a member of the UC Davis triathlon sports club, was involved with the Davis Bike Collective and cycled regularly.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of triathlon

Noun

The two remained locked in a tight race as early voting nears with Talarico having a slight edge in most polls.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Nearly four hours were spent neutralized behind the safety car, with 16 cautions that prevented this year’s race from ever really developing a rhythm.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of race

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Masters would go on to compete in rowing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, and cycling, winning medals across both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The sport was introduced for athletes with physical disabilities at the 1988 Innsbruck Paralympic Games and for athletes with visual disabilities in 1992 at Albertville.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of biathlon

Noun

Still widely considered the greatest athlete of all time, Jim Thorpe, of the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma, won the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 Olympics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Thode said Creator Showdown has six similar events lined up for 2027 with different sports, with a goal of hosting one a month the year after, potentially including some form of creator decathlon before the Olympic Games.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Sep. 2026