ultramarathon

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Recent Examples of ultramarathon The ultimate challenge Ioana Barbu just became the first person to finish a grueling series of ultramarathons in a single year. Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 24 Mar. 2026 Tristan is the ultramarathon of opera roles, long and punishing, and not many tenors carry it off with such unflagging grace. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026 Just days before his crash, Braconi ran a 100-kilometer (63 miles) ultramarathon in Big Bear with his high school soccer teammate Colby Hahn. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025 Now a new study that followed ultramarathon runners for up to a year suggests an answer. Jason Dinh, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ultramarathon
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Noun
  • Shortly after Alejandro's marathon, Ralph, who was 64, was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease in 2015.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
  • Several also participated in a recent Bible-reading marathon staged largely at the Museum of the Bible.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • In the next race, however, the same approach was blocked by the Italians, and Botin was forced to bail out of the start altogether.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • One thing that bothered me in my career as a stylist was the cliché that the inspiration of the show is a certain period, and the designer did not see certain races in the casting.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Ultramarathon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramarathon. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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