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athletic

[ath-let-ik] / æθˈlɛt ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
relating to sports
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
unathletic


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I’m charmed by LeBron James’s nascent golf career: How someone at the top of one athletic profession has decided to start at the grim bottom of another.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Mr. Greene’s portrait of Jesse Owens and the Ernie Davis story are a reminder that athletic feats transcend hatred.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Ashton acknowledges that one of the key lessons from their previous Premier League campaign was the need to bring in more athletic players "with a different set of physical attributes".

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Jeff Fucci, USC senior associate athletic director, leads the media on a tour of the Bloom Football Performance Center on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Now eighteen and dressed in an impeccably tailored suit with a white handkerchief deftly positioned in his breast pocket, he looked somewhat older and carried himself with an athletic swagger.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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