Thesaurus results for ULTRAMARATHON

ultramarathon

noun

Definition of ultramarathon

as in marathon

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Recent Examples of ultramarathon An ultramarathon runner is speaking out after becoming the first woman in history to win the Cocodona 250, a 250-mile endurance race, and setting a course record in the process. — Faith Bernstein, ABC News, 8 May 2026 And the ultramarathon got so big that organizers added a 100 mile mountain bike race, which became a big deal in its own right. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 Still, Laye says about 60 percent of competitors experience nausea at some point during an ultramarathon. — Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026 The ultimate challenge Ioana Barbu just became the first person to finish a grueling series of ultramarathons in a single year. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ultramarathon

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Noun

On top of the unimaginable grief of losing her child, Baustert has been dragged through an ongoing legal marathon in her fight to hold her daughter's alleged attackers accountable.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
That doesn’t change the fact that this didn’t need to be a two-part/six-hour marathon.

— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of marathon

Noun

The Prince and Princess of Wales have shared tidbits over the years about their three children's — Prince George, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8 — interest in sports, with Prince George trying everything from soccer to a triathlon.

— Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
As recently as 2013, the Paris triathlon had to be canceled outright because the water quality was too dangerous for athletes.

— Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of triathlon

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What changed in the past generation is that companies other than banks and consulting firms have disappeared from campus recruiting, and colleges have allowed a recruiting race to the bottom in return.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Long dark lines, separated by white spaces, race across the ground or sides of buildings.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 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

Tom Holland’s Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon.

— Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
Thorpe followed his pentathlon win with another commanding performance in the decathlon, earning his second medal of the 1912 Olympics and setting a world record.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 July 2026