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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sluggers
Noun
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Certainly, as too many prizefighters like the now-48-year-old and occasional exhibition-bout-fighting Floyd Mayweather have learned the hard way, not paying attention to the money and the purse has consequences above and beyond the fine print in or out of your prime.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Ahead of New York’s mayoral election last month, a billboard for Polymarket in Times Square showed Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo face to face, but with their photos edited to give them bare chests, like prizefighters at a weigh-in.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Like boxers in an early round of a bout, both sides spent about the first 20 minutes feeling each other out.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Echoing a similar point is former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who has criticized the current landscape for boxers as stagnant and unfavorable, especially for boxers who aren’t stars.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Truck traditionalists and forum gladiators will argue this, of course.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of Romans once flocked to this arena to watch gladiators battle each other and wild animals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Sluggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggers. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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