Phelps

[ felps ]

/ fɛlps /

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noun

William Ly·on

[lahy-uhn], /ˈlaɪ ən/, 1865–1943, U.S. educator and literary critic.

a male given name.

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Words nearby Phelps

Pheidippides, phellem, phelloderm, phellogen, phelonion, Phelps, Phemister graft, phenacaine, phenacetin, phenaceturic acid, phenacite

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How to use Phelps in a sentence

At the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, he won seven gold medals, tying Phelps for the most golds won by a male swimmer at a single Worlds.
Caeleb Dressel Isn’t Just The Next Michael Phelps. He Might Be Even Better.|Josh Planos|July 23, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Only recently with prominent athletes like Phelps and Saunders sharing their own struggles with mental health issues is that taboo slowly being eroded.
How Olympians Are Fighting to Put Athletes' Mental Health First|Alice Park|July 22, 2021|Time
Phelps won an incredible 28 Olympic medals, including 23 gold.
Teens are among the swimmers to watch in U.S. Olympic trials|Fred Bowen|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
Phelps is the greatest swimmer of all-time, winner of 23 Olympic gold medals.
‘This Will 100% Save Somebody’s Life.’ Athletes See a Turning Point for Mental Health After Naomi Osaka Takes a Stand at the French Open|Sean Gregory|June 2, 2021|Time

Phelps discovered one particularly interesting factor in the surveys he conducted for his research.
Honey, I Grew the Economy (Ep. 399)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 5, 2019|Freakonomics
Things began to look up, she said in the post, when she met Phelps, 29, on Tinder.
Exclusive: Michael Phelps’s Intersex Self-Proclaimed Girlfriend, Taylor Lianne Chandler, Tells All|Aurora Snow|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Until his death this year, Fred Phelps had been feeding antisemitism into the area since 1967.
Violence Erupts When You Tolerate Antisemitism|Dr. Charles Asher Small|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, the small congregation— about 40 strong —is comprised almost entirely of the Phelps brood.
This Man Is The Future of Westboro Baptist Church|Caitlin Dickson|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Raised a Methodist, Phelps was ordained a Southern Baptist minister in 1947 at the age of 17.
This Man Is The Future of Westboro Baptist Church|Caitlin Dickson|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. founded the Westboro Baptist Church in 1955.
This Man Is The Future of Westboro Baptist Church|Caitlin Dickson|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miss Phelps was certainly one of the most homely creatures, on whom my eyes were ever compelled to rest.
Papers from Overlook-House|Casper Almore
It was just here that the trio came upon a group of girls of whom Edith Phelps was evidently the leader.
Ruth Fielding At College|Alice B. Emerson
All the visible effect Edith Phelps' joke had upon Ruth was to send her to the unfinished scenario.
Ruth Fielding At College|Alice B. Emerson
Mrs. Margaret Phelps was rather finely formed, but had no other beauty except a heavy head of silvery white hair.
Joyce's Investments|Fannie E. Newberry
Clemens was sincerely fond of Phelps and spent a good deal of time at the legation headquarters.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for Phelps

Phelps

/ (fɛlps) /

noun

Michael (Fred). born 1985, US swimmer, who won a record eighteen gold medals at three Olympic Games: six in 2004, eight in 2008, and four in 2012

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