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extreme sport

British  

noun

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

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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

Several local businesses offer rafting trips ranging from a chill kickback to extreme sport opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024

I had gone down the rabbit hole on bodybuilding — pre-dating the script — out of curiosity because it is such an extreme sport.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

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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