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Barber eventually stood and moved to the center of the octagon for Grasso to raise her hand.—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2026 The error went unnoticed until Fortune had exited the octagon and headed toward the tunnel.—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026 The food arrived on a mottled brown ceramic plate, its inexact edges forming something between a circle and an octagon.—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 The 37-year-old has been in the octagon more than a couple of dozen times and holds the record for the most knockouts in the UFC lightweight division.—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for octagon
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Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon