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Recent Examples of pentathlon
What are the similarities between (equestrian) dressage and artistic swimming and the 100-meter sprint and the pentathlon?
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Athletes compete in traditional sports like archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Athletes compete in traditional sports like archery, boxing and diving, as well as military competitions like aeronautical pentathlon and naval pentathlon.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pentathlon
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Hall walked away with another NCAA title in the heptathlon and a silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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That didn’t keep away U.S. heptathlon champion Anna Hall, who stepped into the 400-meter hurdles at the latest slam.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
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Competing in Academics After the break, Whittemore went into his own personal experience, talking about studying for an academic decathlon where students would study all year.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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One such approach is Dr. Attia’s centenarian decathlon which is described here.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Now, people inside and outside Harvard are watching to see if Pritzker, an athlete who has frequently competed in triathlons, can outrun another round of fierce criticism.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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Building on her marathon exploits during the previous stay on the ISS, Williams became the first person to complete a triathlon while in space.—
Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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Who better than the 18-time major champion himself to discuss what McIlroy's absence means to him as the organizer of the tournament?—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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What if Ronaldo inks a contract with a team just for the duration of the tournament?—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The Jayhawks, the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 championship tourney, are currently ranked No. 23 nationally in RPI.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025
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Only the 2023 tourney put up bigger numbers to this point, as a Lakers- and Warriors-heavy slate dominated the airwaves that May.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2025
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For Case, the Welsh race in mid-May was her first big competition since the summer of 2022: the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run in Colorado.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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McClain is Hartford’s main competition for the second safety spot.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Pentathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pentathlon. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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