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gladiator

[glad-ee-ay-ter] / ˈglæd iˌeɪ tər /
NOUN
combatant
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Digger enters that room like a gladiator braving the ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Hunt says "looking good and feeling good" is all part of her process to get into the right mindset, and likens walking out on to the track to a gladiator entering an arena.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

He’s even holding a gladiator contest on the White House lawn in June to celebrate his birthday.

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick talked with election law gladiator Marc Elias, chair of Elias Law Group and founder of Democracy Docket.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026

He waved his hand at a painted wooden gladiator, then turned to a machine that looked like an oversized rolling pin studded with knives.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

"After sunset is a lot more comfortable," Victor Li, 52, told AFP as he toured the arena and the underground passages where animals and gladiators were once held.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

There is interesting material in this book on the nature of Roman suicide, the mixture of magic and medicine for Romans, and the meanings that Romans put on dreams, especially those involving gladiators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

But Ashur sees her and the rest of his gladiators as property, believing his wealth and diplomatic acumen can one day buy him a seat at the table of Rome’s most powerful.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025

Gladiators also gets the Children in Need treatment, as some mini gladiators enter the arena and The One Show's The Challenge Squad are also set to feature.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025

The gladiators led it, and it was just as Marcus had described, only no words of his could have done justice to their dazzling splendor.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks


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