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Recent Examples of gymkhana
Running a gymkhana in the 600SL would be like asking Her Majesty to run a boot-camp obstacle course.
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Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 2 Jan. 2023
Veronica Duncan knew at once what to look for in a pony or a horse, after all those gymkhanas and point-to-points.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
Workers were dragging and wetting the sand/clay mixture before the start of the gymkhana event, and the girls wanted a front row seat.
—Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 5 Sep. 2017
Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 2 Jan. 2023
Veronica Duncan knew at once what to look for in a pony or a horse, after all those gymkhanas and point-to-points.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
Workers were dragging and wetting the sand/clay mixture before the start of the gymkhana event, and the girls wanted a front row seat.
—Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 5 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gymkhana
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Everton missed Beto, a dominant presence at the near post, late in the derby and against West Ham, while centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite’s season-ending hamstring injury, also sustained against Liverpool, was another blow.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Vicki Oliver was the last woman trainer to have a horse in the derby, when Hidden Stash finished 13th in 2021.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Right-hander Landen Roupp, who’s arguably been the Giants’ best starter this season, allowed one run over four-plus innings of work, his shortest outing of the season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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The Galaxy improved to 3-1-2 in their last six regular-season outings and picked up their first win in Atlanta to even the series 3-3-0 at the start of three straight on the road.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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That came a day after Montverde Academy junior Samuel Johnson, already in the exclusive 50 foot club, jumped 50-4¼ to take the 2A championship.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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After coaching this season under an expiring contract, the four-time championship coach has agreed to a new two-year deal, a league source confirmed to the Bay Area News Group on Saturday.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Toyota supported Andrea Eskau, the German Paralympic skier who won gold in the 6km biathlon and silver in the 5km cross-country at the 2014 Sochi Games, at age 42.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
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Freshman Liisa-Maria Lusti became the second Oregon woman to win the pentathlon — first since Brianne Theisen-Eaton in 2012 — with a season-best 4,498 points.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Feyerabend, Mountain West’s reigning indoor pentathlon champion, won four of five events en route to a personal best of 4,270 points and a 206-point victory.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Medals clanked around their necks as winners from the nine-member decathlon team at Granada Hills Charter High School strutted onto campus Tuesday, met by cheers and claps, bringing home yet another U.S. Academic Decathlon victory.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 29-year-old went to Baylor and competed for the school’s track and field team and earned All-Big 12 honors with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon in 2016.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bérenice Bejo and Nassim Lyes reprise their respective roles of marine scientist Sophia and river police commander Adil who previously joined forces when killer sharks arrived in the Seine in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics triathlon swimming heats in the famed river.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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The annual Orange County Multi-Sport Festival featured several events for beginner and advanced competitors, including an Olympic-length triathlon, a sprint triathlon, a duathlon relay, a 5K and even a triathlon for kids, among others.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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But with the Dome’s owners Decurion and its commercial real estate agency Robertson Properties Group being press shy and publicly quiet over the years, community advocates and supporters of the Dome seized on even this small opportunity to address the ownership group’s reps out in the open.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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The market was on track for a weak open even before this morning’s April consumer price index came in hotter than expected.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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“Gymkhana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymkhana. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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