triathlon

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Recent Examples of triathlon Meanwhile, Venice Beach will be home to the triathlon competition, as well as the official starting locations for the marathon and cycling road courses, per a press release. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026 By February, Stoeffler was cleared by Neely to start running, swimming and biking again for the triathlon that was three months away. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 Her home was filled with triathlon medals, including awards from the famed Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 Ramona High School senior Isabella Accardi has committed to Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota, as an athlete on the women’s triathlon team. Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for triathlon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triathlon
Noun
  • Toyota supported Andrea Eskau, the German Paralympic skier who won gold in the 6km biathlon and silver in the 5km cross-country at the 2014 Sochi Games, at age 42.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The 29-year-old went to Baylor and competed for the school’s track and field team and earned All-Big 12 honors with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon in 2016.
    José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Today’s birthdays: Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bill Toomey is 87.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Freshman Liisa-Maria Lusti became the second Oregon woman to win the pentathlon — first since Brianne Theisen-Eaton in 2012 — with a season-best 4,498 points.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Feyerabend, Mountain West’s reigning indoor pentathlon champion, won four of five events en route to a personal best of 4,270 points and a 206-point victory.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Wednesday’s loss to the Celtics made the Heat’s chances of avoiding the play-in tournament even worse.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Traffic and street closures Multiple agencies, including FIFA, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the City of Dallas, NCTCOG, Oak View Group, and others, are coordinating to align traffic management with construction and tournament needs.
    S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Oregon’s Peyton Bair dominated the competition on Day 1 in the heptathlon with 3,675 points, only trailing collegiate record holder Kyle Garland’s pace from the 2023 indoor championships.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The Giants wide receiver and the heptathlon world champion first went public with their relationship in November 2024, when Hall included a photo of them hugging in an Instagram carousel.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For the seventh year in a row, Walmart captured more money from Charlotte-area shoppers than any other grocery store, despite intense competition from local grocers like Harris Teeter and Food Lion.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The timing matters as robotics competition heats up This legislation comes at a moment when China is rapidly advancing in robotics.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The tourney is a player favorite, and draws all the big names like Scheffler, McIlroy, Fleetwood, Bradley and more.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Bill Grier, one of Monson’s longtime assistants, bounced in 2007 from Spokane to San Diego, inheriting a team with one tourney invite in 20 years.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As a team, the Colorado Avalanche remained at the top of the league heading into the contest with 108 points, leading the division rival Dallas Stars, Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres, which all had 100 points respectively.
    Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The Sun Sentinel was among winners in the contest’s largest division, which includes the Orlando Sentinel, the Tampa Bay Times and the Miami Herald.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026

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