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sport

[spawrt] / spɔrt /
NOUN
recreational activity; entertainment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
athletics fun game pastime
STRONG
action amusement ball disport diversion exercise frolic gaiety games picnic play pleasure recreation
WEAK
fun and games physical activity
Antonyms
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work
WEAK
seriousness vocation
NOUN
fun, joking
Synonyms
STRONG
badinage banter derision drollery escapade frolic horseplay jest jesting joke jollification jollity kidding merriment mirth mockery mummery nonsense pleasantry raillery teasing tomfoolery trifling
WEAK
practical joke
Antonyms
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seriousness
NOUN
person who takes kidding
Synonyms
STRONG
buffoon butt joke laughingstock mockery plaything target
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jestee object of derision object of ridicule
VERB
display, wear
Synonyms
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don
STRONG
exhibit model
WEAK
be dressed in have on show off

Example Sentences

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Eddie Hearn, boxing's Barnum-style promoter, says he believes Pollock can "single-handedly ignite the sport" after signing the Northampton back row to his talent agency.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

"There is the perennial challenge of getting big names in people's eyeballs all year round – and that's for any sport," he told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Charged in June 2025, Mudryk was subsequently handed the maximum four‑year ban by the FA, according to a spokesperson for the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the highest legal authority in sport.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The people said that while LIV has grown the sport globally, the operation was no longer consistent with the new phase of PIF’s investment strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Apparently, she doesn’t know that skateboarding is an Olympic sport.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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