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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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And it may be bad news for the highest-paid athletes.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

But there are some less-broad aspects of this bill that would benefit some athletes too, such as new medical benefits, including costs incurred from catastrophic injuries that exceed $90,000, and an end-of-college physical examination.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The list of athletes who own a piece of sports franchises is long.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

"Sometimes people say athletes are in show business or entertainers or whatever," Osaka said.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The sculptor watched the athletes contending in the games and he felt that nothing he could imagine would be as beautiful as those strong young bodies.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton