athletics

noun

Definition of athleticsnext
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as in gymnastics

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as in sport

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  1. sport
  2. tournament
  3. competition
  4. bodybuilding
  5. tourney
  6. activity
  7. championship
  8. scrimmage
Noun
  • But in a riff that threatens to cast the viewer out of Alexey’s realm, the sportswriter belittles legitimate moral grappling about sports, nationalism and war.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Milian, a high school teacher who helps manage the only student-run radio station on SiriusXM, usually sticks to sports or offers up life advice for students.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of sport
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  • With Wales qualifying for their first major tournament, Wiegman said her side was looking forward to their rivalry with the neighbors.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Glendora 67, Bishop Amat 56: Colton Grey scored 32 points in the championship game of the Glendora tournament.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of tournament
Noun
  • Being certified as an adjudicator by the National Dance Council America means your expertise in the art form is so wide-ranging and highly regarded that you're granted the ability to judge other professionals in national competitions.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Dramatic competition as well as the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of competition
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  • Fitness content creators and the bodybuilding community have debated whether steroid use should be disclosed.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The gym was a front for unsavory criminal activity and strong-arming, much of it perpetrated by the gym members who lifted heavy weights and competed in local bodybuilding competitions.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of bodybuilding
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  • The Gators will face Wichita State in Friday’s tourney championship at 3:30 p.m.
    Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
  • With a first-round bye in the NCAA tourney, the Pios head into the match with clear heads and fresh legs for a date with Gardner-Webb, which beat Oregon State in the first round Thursday, 1-0.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of tourney
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  • Kids receive a Young Explorers pack, including an activity book and a safari journal, and guides modify game drives to accommodate their interests and attention spans.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
  • General tariffs on foreign goods and materials as well as mass deportations could result in higher construction costs and slower home-building activity.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of activity
Noun
  • Royster rallied the Tritons from a 21-point halftime deficit to tie Sacramento Grant with his fourth touchdown of the game with 3:54 left in Friday night’s CIF state championship Division 2-AA bowl game at Saddleback College.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Is there going to be more of an increase and delivery on the championship series, the super fights, is there a chance that the regular season will be expanded in any way?
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of championship
Noun
  • With 99 scrimmage yards, including 90 on the ground, and two touchdowns, Gibbs became the third Lion (Billy Sims, Barry Sanders) to record 1,000-plus scrimmage yards and 10-plus TDs in his first two seasons.
    Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • But nothing really compares to the game — the scrimmages or the practices.
    Bob Ferrante, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of scrimmage
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