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athletes

NOUN

person involved in sports

Synonyms

STRONGEST

animal competitor contestant jock player professional sport

STRONG

amateur challenger contender gorilla jockey shoulders

WEAK

games player iron person muscle person sportsperson superjock

Example Sentences

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Michael Fredericson, a sports medicine doctor at Stanford, says the performance of masters athletes declines roughly 5% to 6% a decade.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Iranians have been banned by the U.S. government from receiving visas to enter the U.S., although exceptions are to be made for athletes, coaches, and support personnel involved in the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Top women athletes include four-time world champion swimmer Megan Romano and sprinters Shania Collins and Taylor Anderson.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

"How can we fail as a league when we have the athletes as partners and helping to build it? We know the sport better than anyone."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

At first I thought he was talking about the other athletes like me.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely