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sports

[spawrts, spohrts] / spɔrts, spoʊrts /
NOUN
game
Synonyms
STRONGEST
business play sport
STRONG
adventure amusement athletics distraction diversion enterprise festivity frolic fun jest joke lark line merriment merrymaking occupation pastime plan proceeding pursuit recreation romp scheme undertaking
Antonyms
STRONGEST
work
STRONG
entertainment fun profession task

Example Sentences

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The man widely credited with bringing snooker to the Crucible is Mike Watterson, a sports promoter who later became chairman of Derby County football club.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Justin Olson, confirmed for a district court seat in Indiana, represented former athletes challenging eligibility rules allowing transgender participants in college sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

“Momentum in sports is critical and the past few weeks have been really cool for me,” Sargent said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

It began as an offshoot of his sports magazine Sportlight, before evolving into a glossy weekly combining showbusiness and sport by 1957.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

There was even less point in explaining that taking me out of sports would be like pulling him off the Chokecherry Chamber of Commerce.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman