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as in ridicules
the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something
taught their children that it was not polite to make sport of others
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as in jokes
a person or thing that is made fun of
had become the long-suffering sport of the village
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as in plays
to engage in activity for amusement
from sailing to snorkeling, each day we sported at a different activity offered by the beach resort
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as in dances
to play and run about happily
the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds
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as in displays
to present so as to invite notice or attention
sported his flashy new car by driving it all over town
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Recent Examples of sports
Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is preparing for his team of lawyers to make their argument in front of the top court, a case defending the state's Save Women's Sports Act, which prohibits those who were assigned male at birth from playing on competitive female sports teams.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Clean soap dishes, grooming tools, kids' toys, and sports equipment in your dishwasher.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a notable participant in the Houston Astros‘ pursuit of free agent pitcher Tatsuya Imai.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The advisory board will consist of up to two delegates from each club, including investors, cultural leaders and sports legends.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The vast majority of recent prediction markets growth has come from sports betting, a category that has come online only recently due to legal uncertainty.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
Ripley believes his local ABC affiliates should still have their content, primarily news and sports, carried through to YouTube TV subscribers, regardless of Disney’s position.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Those stories have started travelling better to other nations in the CEE region like the Czech Republic and Romania, according to Kłuskiewicz, who cited projects like High Water and sports movie Boxer.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The ample bathroom sports a double vanity and a free-standing soaking tub, while there are two separate closets for couples or a single fashionista.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2026
Jockey Diane Crump sports a mud pack on her cap and face after winning a Kentucky Derby race riding Right Sean, in Louisville, Kentucky, May 2, 1970.
—CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
The Colombian juggernaut sports a t-shirt and light blue denim jeans, while the Puerto Rican rapper wears a t-shirt and beige cargo pants.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2025
Lori Harvey sports her Chanel pair with cargo slacks and a simple white tee.
—Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
The Red Bull Mini Cooper, which sports a large Red Bull can on top, is outfitted with a cooler on its backend, where the trunk would be.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
The 92-year-old artist, who sports a light-colored bob hairstyle featuring pink stripes, hot pink lipstick and blue eyeshadow has assembled a cult-like following in Kansas City, where people collect her ornaments.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025
In the photo, Aniston sports a warm, purse-lipped smile and wraps her arms around Curtis, who cheeses and looks to the right of the camera while resting his hands on his new love's.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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It’s filled to the brim with their most popular wares including leggings, sports bras, belt bags, and more.
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One car’s wheels have been removed; another sports a mangled fender.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for sports
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Yes, as it is said, some jokes just write themselves.—
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Performers have been reprimanded for making racist, sexist and homophobic jokes during shows in the late 1990s and 2000s, according to Westword, and Stock Show officials were quick to apologize.—
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As Cuenca plays a ball to the feet of his striker, Wilson dashes in the other direction, delaying Ibrahima Konate’s forward jump because the centre-back knows Bradley is unable to track both him and Robinson at the same time.—
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
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Maurice Vasquez dances in his prison cell to blaring rap music, wearing a straw hat and designer glasses.—
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Louis-Dreyfus played Elaine Benes, Jerry's ex-girlfriend who dances poorly and inadvertently steals intellectual property from Tom Wilson II, the creator of Ziggy.—
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The exhibition displays 12 works by Vasconcelos — including major existing installations and new site-specific pieces — together with 33 creations by Garavani, selected from the archive and curated by Pamela Golbin.—
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If applied at a retail unit, the postmark displays the name or location of the retail unit and the date on which the mailpiece was accepted at the retail unit.—
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The team also updated its medium-term targets for the asset and wealth management business.—
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The new coordinator’s top priority will be unlocking Herbert’s full potential by giving him more time to pick out his targets and giving him more options in the game plan.—
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Early in each game week, Gopie pores through film of upcoming opponents and hops on a FaceTime with Bonitto to discuss his matchup’s tendencies from recent weeks.—
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After his breakfast of eggs, bacon, orange juice and potatoes, before home games, the running back hops in his Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe SUV and drives 15 minutes through Atlanta’s notorious traffic to the stadium.—
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Dinosaur exhibits rank among the most popular displays at science museums worldwide, and for good reason.—
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Instead of kings and queens cunningly maneuvering their armies against their enemies, there’s only an ox of a man and a bald little boy, neither of whom exhibits a clearly superior intellect.—
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Orange County has appropriated nearly $500 million to cover possible payouts to victims of the fire, and as of August had paid more than $39 million in settlements so far.—
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Additionally, Busfield allegedly told police that the alleged victims’ parents were upset their sons had been replaced with a younger actor who auditioned for The Cleaning Lady.—
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“Sports.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sports. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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