as in game
a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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Recent Examples of decathlon
Several new sports debuted at the 1904 Games, including boxing, freestyle wrestling, decathlon and a dumbbells event.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
And two classmates from UCLA, Johnson and Yang, would battle for gold in the decathlon.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Rafer took up the decathlon thereafter and proceeded to win state championships in both his junior and senior years.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
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, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
And two classmates from UCLA, Johnson and Yang, would battle for gold in the decathlon.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Rafer took up the decathlon thereafter and proceeded to win state championships in both his junior and senior years.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decathlon
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Power and pump up your tech game with today's Amazon tech deals!—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Clemence played in 24 games during KU’s NCAA title season of 2021-22.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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About 10,000 military athletes from over 100 countries will participate in 25 sports, including traditional games such as archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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Athletes compete in traditional sports like archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2025
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Across the track, the Aggies also saw wins from its distance medley relay team and Blake Harris in the heptathlon and from Samuel Whitmarsh in the 800m. Whitmarsh earned his second straight SEC title, legging past Mississippi State’s Abdullah Hassan in 1:47.69.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Four years later, after competing in her second Olympics and winning two gold medals (in the long jump and the heptathlon), Joyner-Kersee fulfilled another dream by establishing the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Mavs didn’t make it to the postseason this year after Doncic brought the team to the finals last season.—
Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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From seven previous Clásico finals, Real Madrid has won four (1936, 1974, 2011 and 2014) compared to three for Barça (1968, 1983 and 1990).—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Creatine does not benefit endurance events like marathons, triathlons, or long cycling races.—
Mary Choy,
Verywell Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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Instead, pick a measurable objective, like a personal record in a 5K, completing a century ride, or competing in your first triathlon.—
Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan,
Outside Online,
11 Apr. 2025
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Their season ended with a 120-106 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Thomas, 31, spoke with CBS after winning the tournament in South Carolina, where he was joined by his wife Jillian Wisniewski and their daughter Molly Grace, who was born in November 2024.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Basso acknowledges that while the sport is still in its early stages, the signs are already promising.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Decathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlon. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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