marathons

noun

plural of marathon
as in ultramarathons

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Recent Examples of marathons So far, she's run eight half marathons and one full marathon. — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 16 June 2026 As someone who has run 31 marathons, including all six of the original world marathon majors, Reed, 42, was no stranger to going the distance. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026 Taking that to half and full marathons around the world, the La Jolla resident has run in more than 105 marathon-level races, including the Boston Marathon (her 100th race) and the 2016 Pyongyang Half Marathon in North Korea. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathons
  1. races
  2. triathlons
  3. runs
Noun
  • If the current odds in all those states hold, the Democrats would win 18 out of 35 races and shift the majority from 53-47 for the Republicans to 52-48 for the Democrats.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In just 11 days, millions of Americans will head to the polls to vote on key local races and decide the fate of Congress.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of races
Noun
  • Erica Fox was a swimmer and triathlete who had done two half-Ironmans and numerous other triathlons and who for almost 20 years did an annual triathlon called Escape From Alcatraz, her father said.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
Definition of triathlons
Noun
  • Heli and bike skiing expeditions take place across 17 peaks over 800 diverse runs, the highest at 2,585m above sea level.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers became the first team to score eight runs with two outs in a World Series inning, and Booser allowed four of those runs.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs

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