as in fighter
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
that boxer is quite famous for being the youngest heavyweight champion ever
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Recent Examples of boxer
Well, the landmark homage to an iconic fictional boxer is on the move — at least temporarily.
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Echoing a similar point is former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who has criticized the current landscape for boxers as stagnant and unfavorable, especially for boxers who aren’t stars.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Clark indeed spoke differently – Dailey compared him to boxer Mike Tyson – in the aftermath of the incident.
—Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Lesli Margherita, porting over something of her Tessie Tura, is a reliably addled presence as a woman in love with a star boxer (Evan Tyrone Martin).
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
Echoing a similar point is former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who has criticized the current landscape for boxers as stagnant and unfavorable, especially for boxers who aren’t stars.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Clark indeed spoke differently – Dailey compared him to boxer Mike Tyson – in the aftermath of the incident.
—Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Lesli Margherita, porting over something of her Tessie Tura, is a reliably addled presence as a woman in love with a star boxer (Evan Tyrone Martin).
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer
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Nearby are paintings of animal-human hybrids by the Danish artist Ovartaci and a 2022 video environment by Christopher Kulendran Thomas, which includes what appears to be footage of Tamil independence fighters and a deepfake of Kim Kardashian.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other Colorado fighters Where other UFC fighters from The Centennial State currently stand in their respective weight classes.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of Romans once flocked to this arena to watch gladiators battle each other and wild animals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Researchers using advanced imaging technology have deciphered 79 previously invisible inscriptions — including love notes, drawings of gladiators, and everyday messages — on a wall in the ancient city of Pompeii, offering a rare window into the lives of ordinary people nearly 2,000 years ago.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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The explosive jazz‑rock pianist – known for redefining piano performance with the physicality of a prizefighter and the swagger of a rock guitarist – is set to turn the DIA’s auditorium into something closer to a sonic combustion chamber.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Mustafa Fteja, 54, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday to obstructing justice, admitting to playing a key role in the bribery plot, which threw Gogic’s trial into disarray and landed the prizefighter’s lawyer in the crosshairs of a federal investigation.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The true-life sports biopic unleashes Leo as Alice, the loud, over-the-top matriarch of a large Boston family and manager mom to Micky Ward, a championship boxing contender trained by his drug-addict pugilist half-brother Dicky.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Boricua pugilist rode a prolonged winning streak heading into his match with Mexican fighter Salvador Sánchez in August 1981.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Boxer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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