Super Bowl

American  

[soo-per bohl] / ˈsu pər ˌboʊl /

Trademark.

1. the annual NFL championship football game between the best team of the National Football Conference and that of the American Football Conference.

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Super Bowl British  

noun

1. American football the main championship game of the sport, held annually in January between the champions of the American Football Conference and the National Football Conference

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Super Bowl Cultural  

1. The championship game of the National Football League, held each year in January or February.

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Etymology

Origin of Super Bowl

First recorded in 1965–70

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• Super Bowl vs. World Cup

Example Sentences

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Super Bowl

Nolan Ryan threw a no-hitter and pitched 173 innings at 44 while Tom Brady quarterbacked the Tampa Bay Bucs to a Super Bowl title at 43.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Schroeder declines to predict whether more games, including the Super Bowl, would move to a paid tier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Stillz even directed the teaser for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

At 11 minutes, the World Cup final halftime show would be slightly shorter than most recent Super Bowl halftime performances, which have typically been around 13-14 minutes long.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Then he slapped his mighty belly, holding his pizzas aloft as if he were carrying the Super Bowl trophy.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda