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Meanings of Marathon in English
Long-distance running event with an official distance of 42,195 km.
Related terms
Spanish
maratón Event in which viewers or readers engage many hours-worth of media in a condensed time period.
Synonyms
Examples for "endurance contest"
Examples for "endurance contest"
1
A "skin ball" is a "skin" tournament- akindof financial endurance contest.
2
Meanwhile, a rather different endurance contest was taking place a few blocks from the finish line.
3
After an endurance contest lasting ten minutes, the audience realized my predicament and began to laugh.
4
In a sense, this is an endurance contest in which the enemy is finally broken through exhaustion.
5
He's engineering an endurance contest, eh?
Usage of Marathon in English
1
Data summary London Marathon winners by year Click heading to sort table.
2
This year, Iwan also ran the London Marathon in support of SportsAid.
3
A record number of competitors have taken part in the London Marathon.
4
The 31-year-old also made his London Marathon debut this year, finishing eighth.
5
Claire Lomas finished the London Marathon 16 days after the race began.
6
The Comrades Marathon is called the Greatest Human Race for many reasons.
7
Mr. Marathon buckled his seatbelt and stared straight ahead, ready for action.
8
The department did not say how much reserve oil Marathon was seeking.
9
The Bagan Temple Marathon takes place along the Ayeyarwaddy River in Myanmar.
10
The 49th edition of the New York City Marathon begins on Sunday.
11
Refining company Marathon Petroleum Corp. has been an advocate of the idea.
12
The annual SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon takes place on Sunday, October 29th.
13
A spokeswoman for Marathon declined to comment on the oil sands negotiations.
14
If not, well we hope you haven't planned to do Ultra Marathon.
15
No injuries were reported in the fire, Marathon spokeswoman Angela Graves said.
16
And here is her address on the card; Marathon Park, New Jersey.
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Translations for Marathon
Russian
Portuguese
Marathon through the time
Marathon across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
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Australia
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