gladiatorial

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Betfred's Fred Done called the race result a "gladiatorial bloodbath for bookies" with the heavily-backed favourite winning.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

That it is, but it is also about the society that permitted gladiatorial combat—more than permitted it, enjoyed it as entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The gladiatorial stadium stands between England and parity in the Ashes series.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

But we aren’t going to get it as long as we indulge the rhetorical gladiatorial fantasies of the “Debate Me” Bros.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

So did Dorothy Fowler, who fumed to a visitor one day, “This community doesn’t want academic excellence. It wants a gladiatorial spectacle on a Friday night.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger