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extreme sport

British  

noun

  1. a sport that is physically hazardous, such as bungee jumping or snowboarding

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Does walking down a sidewalk ever feel like an extreme sport?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026

Production-wise, “The Pitt” is the closest that a prestige drama can get to an extreme sport.

From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026

He poured money into sailing, sponsoring an America’s Cup team and pushing for the competition to become more of a high-tech, extreme sport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

Prof Stevens described tracking small insects with radar as an "engineer's extreme sport".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024

Every bite is a direct, uncut injection of Papa Johns toppings, a new extreme sport.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2022

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