sported

verb

Definition of sportednext
past tense of sport
1
as in played
to engage in activity for amusement from sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort

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2
as in danced
to play and run about happily the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds

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3
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sported
  1. played
  2. recreated
  3. exhibited
  4. leaped
  5. showed
  6. unveiled
  7. skipped
  8. produced
Verb
  • In March and April of 1965, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez played theaters together across the East Coast.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Dylan played two acoustic songs at Newport following his electric set.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of played
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  • Fans quickly reposted and recreated the moment on social media following the exchange.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The two recreated the shot in a picture shared on Jowsey's Instagram Stories.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of recreated
Verb
  • Again, this is the case because the level of intelligence exhibited is up for grabs.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Over the course of the two-week experiment, the rats exhibited strikingly different behaviors when faced with the combination of quinine and cocaine.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhibited
Verb
  • The blaze also shut down a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway, a key artery in and out of the city, as flames leaped across it and threatened the Malibu Pier, a popular tourist attraction.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaped
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  • An image shared by Emergency Lawyers showed shrouded bodies in a mass grave.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Google first showed a demo of its all-encompassing, multimodal virtual assistant at Google I/O this spring and clearly imagines Astra as an always-on helper in your life.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of showed
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  • Advertisement But the deficit could grow with the proposals Newsom unveiled in recent months, cost overruns on existing programs and the potential loss of billions in federal funding as analysts predict more significant budget problems in the years ahead.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, a Tax Notes investigation unveiled how money sheltered in offshore insurance investment vehicles has eluded IRS auditors hampered by poor training and silos within the agency.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of unveiled
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  • Another defensive lineman who was a late addition was Marlon Osborne, who skipped his junior season, came out late and has joined with Virzi to provide help.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Media coverage pretty much skipped past that portion and went straight to the more exciting pronouncements.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of skipped
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  • In its report, Clifford Chance says the assessment was produced in six weeks.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Zillow Gone Wild is produced by Asylum Entertainment Group.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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