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gladiator

[glad-ee-ey-ter] / ˈglæd iˌeɪ tər /
NOUN
combatant
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Hunt says "looking good and feeling good" is all part of her process to get into the right mindset, and likens walking out on to the track to a gladiator entering an arena.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

On this week’s Amicus podcast, Dahlia Lithwick talked with election law gladiator Marc Elias, chair of Elias Law Group and founder of Democracy Docket.

From Slate Feb. 10, 2026

“She’d go out there and be the last gladiator standing if it were up to her.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2026

No one entertains the idea that one person’s graffitied tribute to a male gladiator might have been defaced by giving the picture breasts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

She’d faced that type of fighter in gladiator training many times.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

"It makes me think of gladiators in the Colosseum," deputy chief executive Jeremy Davies told BBC Sport.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Who were the people chosen—one might say condemned—to serve as gladiators?

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

History is on the line in the Australian Open men's final on Sunday with tennis gladiators Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz each vowing no surrender.

From Barron's Jan. 31, 2026

But Ashur sees her and the rest of his gladiators as property, believing his wealth and diplomatic acumen can one day buy him a seat at the table of Rome’s most powerful.

From Salon Dec. 7, 2025

“Who are these men? Are they gladiators without their armor?” asked Aurelia.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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