Athletics and Event

Athletics

Athletics noun - An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition.

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Event and athletics are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Event" instead a noun "Athletics".

Nearby Words: athletic, athlete

Event noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

Usage example: figure skating is usually one of the most popular events in the winter Olympics

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Athletics and event are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Athletics" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

special	special athletics	special event
regular	regular athletics	regular event

Of course, Ross believed it was a talking turkey taking part in an odd athletics event.

Source: Creator / Ross Noble
For instance, this section from "The Fitness Club", where Dougal has entered an athletics event called the Macathalon:Hamish: Are you up for it?

Source: Radio / Hamish and Dougal

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