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athletic

[ath-let-ik] / æθˈlɛt ɪk /


ADJECTIVE
relating to sports
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
unathletic


Example Sentences

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The ranks of the Bull Gators—that’s the list of top boosters of the University of Florida’s athletic programs—were overrun with citrus families.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Gemini, DeepSeek, Meta AI, ChatGPT and Grok were tested across cancer, vaccines, stem cells, nutrition, and athletic performance.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Executives justified that expansion over the past few years by arguing that the definition of sport had expanded, as athleisure blurred the lines between athletic and casual activity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

He gathered himself, feeling frustrated, then rested on the infield turf waiting for an athletic trainer to arrive to offer assistance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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