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noun

Definition of sportingnext
as in sportiveness

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verb

present participle of sport
1
as in playing
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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2
as in dancing
to play and run about happily the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds

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3
as in displaying
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 sporting
Noun
Especially if there’s a big sporting event — for instance, the first night of the convention coincides with the NFL season opener, a Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. — Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Dickies Arena, with its luxury suites and modern amenities, now has the right of first refusal for concerts and sporting events. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 Florent Ghisolfi, Sunderland’s sporting director, comes from Aubagne and previously worked for Nice. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 In other words, the most successful sporting siblings preserve their emotional bonds. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 As Kelce’s sporting career has advanced, so too has his position in popular culture. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 Related Articles As for accessories, Clooney went mostly minimalist, sporting stud earrings and delicate jewelry along with a pair of statement sunglasses by Chloé. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 Ticket sales Assembly Bill 1349 would prohibit sellers from offering or marketing tickets to concerts and sporting events by a person that doesn’t actually possess the ticket. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 The 3rd Circuit concluded that sports event contracts involve events, namely the outcomes of sporting competitions, and therefore qualify as swaps. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
Her Instagram shows photos of her hiking and attending sporting events with her family. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 In the photo, Parton impersonator Kelly Vohnn is seen in true Parton fashion, donned up in all the glitz and glamour fit for the star, wearing a white dress with shoulder pads covered in rhinestones, and sporting a small rhinestone waist belt. — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026 While head coaches and players come and go, sporting directors ensure that a club’s operating strategy remains in place, guaranteeing a baseline of efficiency through a singular vision for how a club should work. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The larger space will allow not only American Royal to host more events simultaneously, but a wider variety of events, too, ranging from livestock competitions to equestrian events, trade shows, sporting events, conventions and even concerts. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 Yesterday, that came courtesy of a collaboration with Starbucks, where Stewart helped announce the return of the storied Pumpkin Spice Latte to the chain’s menu while sporting a caramel-brown cashmere mock-neck sweater. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 Even a carriage horse at the foot of the ancient monument has joined in, sporting a brown bucket hat with holes cut for its ears. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The point guard went sans athletic wear, sporting a pair of chocolate brown Prada heels from the brand’s fall/winter 2026 collection. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 23 Aug. 2026 Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams, meanwhile, sent out models sporting dangling silver bands daintily engraved with the brand’s LV monogram. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sporting
  1. gamboling
  2. playing
  3. dancing
  4. displaying
  5. merrymaking
  6. recreating
  7. hopping
  8. exhibiting
Noun
  • But her gamboling merrymakers, hammy showgirls, and blithe flaneurs insist otherwise.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of gamboling
Verb
  • Rumors have circulated that Stan may be playing Harvey Dent, the district attorney who eventually becomes the villainous Two-Face and was previously portrayed by Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, and Billy Dee Williams.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Trout, whose Angels tenure has included seven managers and five heads of baseball operations, will now be playing under a new owner for the first time.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of playing
Verb
  • Savchenko has been actively pursuing opportunities outside of dancing and is dabbling with a career in acting.
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • At its El Segundo headquarters, dancing bots priced from about $2,000 to nearly $90,000 could fill roles in education, housework, security and warehouses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of dancing
Verb
  • Garen notes that naming or displaying a device may offer limited distinction when nearby practices provide comparable services.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps a swimsuit on a chair, or in an inner courtyard balcony, but what are these people thinking, displaying their underwear?
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of displaying
Noun
  • Nor did great merrymaking surround its 2001 move to pioneer quantitative easing.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Definition of merrymaking
Verb
  • Marie Claire describes the trend as deliberately recreating dark circles and other signs of tiredness that makeup has traditionally been used to hide.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The new video has nearly two million views and also dovetails with a recent TikTok trend of people recreating the original.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of recreating
Verb
  • The likes of Dell, Acer, Asus, and Lenovo began hopping on the Wildcat Lake train fairly quickly, announcing would-be Neo competitors.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • To descend to the pitch-black floor of a crater, Chang’e-7 will deploy a novel hopping probe.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hopping
Verb
  • The Liberty did just that, trailing by just two points in the first while exhibiting good ball movement and some positive possessions in transition.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Often star soloists are employed, each exhibiting ego and leaving the conductor as ringmaster.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhibiting

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“Sporting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sporting. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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