marathons

noun

plural of marathon
as in ultramarathons

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Recent Examples of marathons So far, she's run eight half marathons and one full marathon. — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 16 June 2026 As someone who has run 31 marathons, including all six of the original world marathon majors, Reed, 42, was no stranger to going the distance. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026 Taking that to half and full marathons around the world, the La Jolla resident has run in more than 105 marathon-level races, including the Boston Marathon (her 100th race) and the 2016 Pyongyang Half Marathon in North Korea. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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  1. races
  2. triathlons
  3. runs
Noun
  • Heading into the midterm elections, AI now ranks as a key issue in races that will help decide control of both chambers of Congress.
    — Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Prominent Democratic candidates in Iowa, Wisconsin and Kansas have also stated a preference for Harris to steer clear of their races.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of races
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  • Erica Fox was a swimmer and triathlete who had done two half-Ironmans and numerous other triathlons and who for almost 20 years did an annual triathlon called Escape From Alcatraz, her father said.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
Definition of triathlons
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  • Because diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel are co produced during the refining process, capping diesel exports could trigger storage bottlenecks and force refiners to curtail overall processing runs.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Since the island doesn't allow true rental cars (beyond the teensy, all-electric Twizys), hotel guests can hop on the hotel’s free jitney, which makes several runs there a day.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of runs

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“Marathons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marathons. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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