triathlon

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Recent Examples of triathlon Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia July is great for: a traditional riff on a triathlon. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025 Key Largo Triathlon, featuring Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons, duathlons and an Olympic distance aquabike race. Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2025 For example, the city’s famous Venice Beach neighborhood will now host the triathlon, as well as the start of the marathon and road cycling routes. Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025 Venice Beach took over triathlon hosting from Long Beach and will also be the starting points for the marathon and road cycling events. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triathlon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triathlon
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • At the Stade de France, the decathlon 400m had to be delayed, as did a fencing final, because of the noise from the stands watching Marchand.
    Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Competing in Academics After the break, Whittemore went into his own personal experience, talking about studying for an academic decathlon where students would study all year.
    John Werner, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Ligor took fourth in the pentathlon at the New Balance National Indoor Pentathlon.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • What if Ronaldo inks a contract with a team just for the duration of the tournament?
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Who better than the 18-time major champion himself to discuss what McIlroy's absence means to him as the organizer of the tournament?
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • So much so that during the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Hall decided to contest the heptathlon and 400-meter hurdles.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
  • Barlow will also compete Saturday in the 5A 300-meter hurdles, and now wants to pursue a heptathlon in college, headed to MSU Denver next year on a hurdling scholarship.
    Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • For Case, the Welsh race in mid-May was her first big competition since the summer of 2022: the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run in Colorado.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 30 May 2025
  • The Diamond League was the premier series of competition in the sport for a long time and still holds that title due to its longevity and structure.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The Jayhawks, the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 championship tourney, are currently ranked No. 23 nationally in RPI.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
  • Only the 2023 tourney put up bigger numbers to this point, as a Lakers- and Warriors-heavy slate dominated the airwaves that May.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The library is hosting a bookmark design contest, and the winning bookmarks will be distributed throughout the library’s branches.
    Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2025
  • For those that don’t dive, there are also educational events put on by the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce, a costume contest and more.
    Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025

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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triathlon. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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