sports
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a sport or sports, especially of the open-air or athletic kind.
a sports festival.
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(of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open-air sports or for outdoor or informal use.
noun
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(modifier) relating to, concerned with, or used in sports
sports equipment
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(modifier) relating to or similar to a sports car
sports seats
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Also called: sports day. a meeting held at a school or college for competitions in various athletic events
Etymology
Origin of sports
Example Sentences
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If you love women’s sports, basketball — or can never get through a more traditional basketball game — you need to get tickets if you’re in the area.
From Salon
Polymarket’s rise comes as wagering on sports, bitcoin, elections and just about everything else has grown ubiquitous, and barriers between traditional investments, crypto and gambling are eroding.
The NFL, state of California and tribes are all frustrated by prediction markets legally taking unregulated sports bets, evading a state ban.
From Los Angeles Times
“It kind of is just pattern recognition,” said Chung, who said he grew up watching a lot of sports and became familiar with how announcers talk.
Before last year’s Super Bowl, Kalshi launched sports contracts and had $27 million of total volume as users predicted the winner of Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
From Los Angeles Times
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