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as in ridicules
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
taught their children that it was not polite to make sport of others
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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
had become the long-suffering sport of the village
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as in plays
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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as in dances
to play and run about happily
the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds
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as in displays
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 sports
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Quite a few solid folks have left, but to be fair it should be noted that while men’s hockey fortunes have waned since the pandemic, Yale has had notable success in several sports in the 2020s, including women’s hockey, football, men’s basketball, lacrosse and soccer.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
American investors are making a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals made on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league.
—Chetan Narula, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Several non-sports venues have upcoming tie-ins to soccer and sports in general.
—Dan Kelly
march 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Rugby, soccer, hurling and Gaelic football are the local sports.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Republicans are, for the most part, supportive of transgender policies Trump has asked them to tack on as well, one that would restrict surgeries for minors and another preventing biological males from competing in women’s sports.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Friocenter Pescados spokesman Danillo Souza Alves was quick to point out that tambaqui sports a far higher meat-to-bone ratio on its ribs than pork.
—J.m. Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The wall behind the iconic Muffler Man also took a hit and now sports a hole, though the shop remains open.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
The third floor is home to three guest bedrooms, a floating lounge area, and a wraparound terrace, while the fourth floor sports a gym and the entrance to the slide.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
In the Margaret Thatcher biopic, Streep sports a stiff upper lip and no patience for snobby misogyny as England's first female prime minister.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
García parks his Batmobile-like Lamborghini Huracán, while Ramos sports his new Lamborghini Urus.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Zendaya sports a gold band on her ring finger in new photos posted on Instagram today.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Additionally, while Yessoufou sports a remarkably high steal rate, his overall defensive quickness and awareness are not that strong.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
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The Thunder bench outscored the Knicks’ second unit, 25-13, and Miles McBride, in his first game back from a sports hernia surgery that sidelined him 28 games, suffered an injury and grabbed at his stomach before leaving the floor and going to the locker room in pain.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Quite a few solid folks have left, but to be fair it should be noted that while men’s hockey fortunes have waned since the pandemic, Yale has had notable success in several sports in the 2020s, including women’s hockey, football, men’s basketball, lacrosse and soccer.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
American investors are making a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals made on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league.
—Chetan Narula, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Several non-sports venues have upcoming tie-ins to soccer and sports in general.
—Dan Kelly
march 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Rugby, soccer, hurling and Gaelic football are the local sports.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Republicans are, for the most part, supportive of transgender policies Trump has asked them to tack on as well, one that would restrict surgeries for minors and another preventing biological males from competing in women’s sports.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
The backdrop is hazmat yellow, and in a touch that’s as subtle as a propaganda poster, one wrist sports a smartwatch displaying the rainbow flag.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Friocenter Pescados spokesman Danillo Souza Alves was quick to point out that tambaqui sports a far higher meat-to-bone ratio on its ribs than pork.
—J.m. Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The wall behind the iconic Muffler Man also took a hit and now sports a hole, though the shop remains open.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
The third floor is home to three guest bedrooms, a floating lounge area, and a wraparound terrace, while the fourth floor sports a gym and the entrance to the slide.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
In the Margaret Thatcher biopic, Streep sports a stiff upper lip and no patience for snobby misogyny as England's first female prime minister.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
García parks his Batmobile-like Lamborghini Huracán, while Ramos sports his new Lamborghini Urus.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026
Zendaya sports a gold band on her ring finger in new photos posted on Instagram today.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
Additionally, while Yessoufou sports a remarkably high steal rate, his overall defensive quickness and awareness are not that strong.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sports
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TikTok Reacts Viewers flooded the comments with theories and jokes.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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On social media, make jokes that don’t follow logic or build toward a punch line, but rather rely on jump cuts and endless captions.—
Emily Menez,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hsu plays Joy, a morose daughter of two Chinese immigrants.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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When the Heat plays Herro and Powell together, Miami has been outscored by 26 points in 249 minutes this season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Guided by the imperious voiceover of family matriarch Ann (Francis Annis), Soames chases after the lovely Irene (Millie Gibson), who scandalously dances ballet and wants to go to Paris.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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Then Nelson dances a guy in the neutral zone and gets tripped … like, that’s what the penalties are for.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bubb noted that aircraft are also equipped with a Traffic Collision Avoidance System, or TCAS, which displays the positions and altitudes of other nearby planes.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The app displays a handful of grocery staples — eggs, milk, bread, butter and potatoes — and touts how much costs for those items have gone down year over year.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Consumers have seen prices jump by a $1 at the pump over the month, while the United States, Israel and Iran enter a new phase in the ongoing war, in which oil and gas have become key targets for both sides.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other targets, according to a post on X, included command centers, posts of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, air defense systems, ballistic missile sites, navy ships and submarines as well as anti-ship missiles sites, drone manufacturing and other weapon production facilities.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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Here, Matcha Milk toys the line between sweet and earthy, blending macadamia milk and vanilla with black tea and matcha accord.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2026
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As spring continues to make its attempt at remaining in the Sioux Falls area, Easter hops up with local egg hunts, basket giveaways, Easter candy and goodies and of course, the long-eared, fluffy holiday icon of the hour, the Easter Bunny.—
Vanessa Carlson Bender,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
27 Mar. 2026
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The 24-year-old had hops to put the finishing touches on the Lakers’ successful six-game trip.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Expanding the exhibit As one of the cornerstone exhibits in the Sacramento History Museum, the Woolsey display has housed new upgrades and technologies the museum hoped to check out.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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In French Guiana, a different set of P450 genes exhibits a similar evolutionary pattern, cementing the clear connection between these enzymes and adaptation.—
Jacob A Tennessen,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Sports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sports. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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