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The jumbotrons above the octagon play a sizzle reel of Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance on the campaign trail.—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 That said, while many doubt the legends’ ability to produce good fights at this stage of their careers, there is still some interest in seeing them in the cage, octagon, hexagon, ring, or whatever the arena may be.—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Dana White has stepped outside the octagon and into the ring.—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025 For the first time in 33 months, Francis Ngannou will make the walk to an octagon.—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for octagon
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Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon
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