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sports

[spawrts, spohrts] / spɔrts, spoʊrts /
NOUN
game
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business play sport
STRONG
adventure amusement athletics distraction diversion enterprise festivity frolic fun jest joke lark line merriment merrymaking occupation pastime plan proceeding pursuit recreation romp scheme undertaking
Antonyms
STRONGEST
work
STRONG
entertainment fun profession task

Example Sentences

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Skyhorse publishes a wide range of material including books for children, sports fans and political junkies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But it gave viewers some sense of what players, pitchers and umpires were figuring out in real time: What counts as a ball and a strike in the most subjective of all spectator sports?

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Kelly: I also read in another interview you said you've worked with a sports therapist, in terms of for your mind and the mental side of the game in recent years.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“This is our next frontier,” said Jeremy Cooper, vice president of mountain sports development at Boyne Resorts, which runs nine resorts in North America.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026

I guess I can’t blame Chokecherry for that—this isn’t the only town to give some juvenile delinquent a free pass because he happens to be popular and good at sports.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman