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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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"How can we fail as a league when we have the athletes as partners and helping to build it? We know the sport better than anyone."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

And there’s a case for serious athletes, who could use the Fitness setting to actually add resistance during workouts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But all the Enhanced Games athletes who BBC Sport spoke to when granted access to the training camp in February said money was their main motivation and felt they had been underpaid during their careers.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Are there athletes who inspired you at a young age?

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

There were fifteen goblins there—jeering athletes who were clearly used to fighting.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin