Thesaurus results for GLADIATORS

gladiators

noun

plural of gladiator

as in boxers

one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists the two punch-drunk gladiators stumbled to their corners

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Recent Examples of gladiators The family said the diagnosis likely stemmed from his racing career — one in which drivers raced like gladiators but without the safety protections that have been put in place in the past two decades. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 Rome — Rome’s ancient Colosseum, where gladiators were once gored by wild animals to the delight of cheering crowds, has never exactly been associated with safety. — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 This pair has a subtle gladiator-like design (ICYMI, gladiators are back), with straps wrapping slightly up the ankle. — Anna Traver, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 The Greeks branded their slaves; the Romans tattooed their gladiators. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 She was seen Monday in New York wearing a plunging archival Alberta Ferretti minidress and Sophia Webster heeled gladiators. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Protected by the masks, the gladiators assume a secret identity and become national symbols. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Roman emperors used gladiators to do just that. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 Thus, in a moment celebrated by the poet Martial in his Liber de Spectaculis, the emperor Titus freed two gladiators on the opening day of the Colosseum. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

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His art often featured jazz luminaries, boxers, and other figures along with graffiti-like words.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026
Russ has a solid roster of people from different stretches of Tyson’s life, from childhood friends to gym partners to follow boxers to family members to several of the women who didn’t divorce him or accuse him of rape.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, al-Ali held several meetings with Saudi officers at the Defense Ministry in Riyadh to discuss the costs of transferring around 10,000 fighters, financial arrangements, additional benefits and their intended military tasks.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Ahead, the frizz fighters celebrity hairstylists, colorists, and a trichologist swear by for fine hair, along with my own take on each, from drugstore steals to splurge-worthy picks.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

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