Contests
Sporting events and contests are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sporting events" instead a noun "Contests".
Sporting events
Contests and sporting events are semantically related. You can use "Contests" instead a noun phrase "Sporting events".
Both terms in one sentence
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Karma Houdini: Belldandy regularly uses her powers to help Keiichi win various contests, sporting events, etc.; she's more focused on making him happy than on fair play.
Source: Manga / Ah! My Goddess - It is common in Judge Dredd's Mega City-One where people willingly inflict body horrors on themselves such as The League of Fatties, whose sporting events include extreme eating and fat contests (the fattest person wins 50,000 creds and tons of endorsement deals).
Source: Body Horror / Comic Books
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Sporting events and Contests. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contests/sporting_events
Contests & Sporting events. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contests/sporting_events>.
Sporting events or Contests. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contests/sporting_events.
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