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adjective

Definition of marathonnext
as in long
lasting for a considerable time a marathon study session the night before the exam

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marathon

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noun

as in ultramarathon

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Recent Examples of marathon
Noun
Their services are also marketed for those smarting from sunburns, down with migraines or recovering from a marathon run. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 Tadese had exceptional lab values, including the best running economy ever measured, but repeatedly struggled at the marathon distance, while his teammate Eliud Kipchoge had relatively modest lab values but turned out to be the dominant marathon runner of the decade. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025 From yoga and pilates to sound healing and marathons, visitors have a variety of options for rejuvenation. — Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025 Colin Farrell has run two marathons – the 2021 Brisbane Marathon with a 3:53:14 finish time and the 2024 Dublin Marathon at 4:06:45. — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marathon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marathon
  1. long
  2. ultramarathon
  3. lengthy
  4. race
  5. triathlon
  6. biathlon
  7. pentathlon
  8. decathlon
Adjective
  • Mature males grow long, glorious, pendulous snoods.
    — Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That’s something Courtois has done for a long time, a staple of his technique.
    — Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of long
Noun
  • Diving into ultramarathons Power didn’t have a conventional route to becoming an ultra-athlete.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
  • At the finish line of the 2015 Western States Endurance Run, arguably the most famous and most prestigious American ultramarathon, the crowd suddenly became energized.
    — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of ultramarathon
Adjective
  • Most professionals won’t have the time for a lengthy sit-down around tax day.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Hugh Corcoran, the firebrand chef of the Yellow Bittern, sat down for a lengthy interview to talk about spoiled customers, communism, and fantasy.
    — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of lengthy
Noun
  • The Athletic’s experts Luke Smith (from Shanghai) and Madeline Coleman break down the season’s second race.
    — Luke Smith, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Top Democratic digital operatives who worked for the 2024 presidential campaign of then-Vice President Kamala Harris have been in high demand, with many Democrats anticipating close 2026 races in which digital strategies may be key.
    — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of race
Noun
  • No American has competed in triathlon and cycling at the same Olympics ever before.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Her travel schedule for triathlon left very little time to train specifically for cycling.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of triathlon
Noun
  • Over 500 athletes from 23 nations came together to participate in the sports tournament, which added the new winter sports of alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing, biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling to its lineup for the first time.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The current edition of Invictus is the Games' seventh cycle, where the winter sports of alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling have been added to the roster (in addition to Invictus' core sports) for the first time.
    — Janine Henni, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of biathlon
Noun
  • Jenna Fee Feyerabend won the pentathlon, claiming firsts in the high jump and shot put plus second in the long jump and 60 meters.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The Meet of Champions pentathlon champion (3,378) also placed fourth in New Englands with a 14.81 in the 100-meter hurdles.
    — Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 19 July 2024
Definition of pentathlon
Noun
  • Several new sports debuted at the 1904 Games, including boxing, freestyle wrestling, decathlon and a dumbbells event.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Tom Holland's Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of decathlon

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