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athletes

NOUN

person involved in sports

Synonyms

STRONGEST

animal competitor contestant jock player professional sport

STRONG

amateur challenger contender gorilla jockey shoulders

WEAK

games player iron person muscle person sportsperson superjock

Example Sentences

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Thank you, Kaden and Aaron, and congratulations for being such accomplished athletes and even more so, for being great human beings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Michael Fredericson, a sports medicine doctor at Stanford, says the performance of masters athletes declines roughly 5% to 6% a decade.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Neither the athletes taking part, nor the invite-only crowd in Vegas, seem to be deterred.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"To compete with Western athletes in terms of physical condition, they would need comprehensive management, including a meat-heavy diet and sufficient nutrition, but in most cases that is not possible."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

At first I thought he was talking about the other athletes like me.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely