sported

verb

past tense of sport
1
as in played
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 danced
to play and run about happily the millionaire's grandchildren sporting on the estate's spacious grounds

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3
as in displayed
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 sported For most of his life, Roth sported a military-style buzz cut, a plain suit, and a pair of sneakers. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 In the first image, Alba sported a brown bikini consisting of a strapless bandeau top and matching bottoms as Ramirez leaned in to kiss his girlfriend on the cheek. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026 For well over a century now, families have sported rows of rictus grins for the camera, but the subgenre of family portraiture (and, later, video clips) dedicated to conception, gestation, and birth is very much a product of the social media age. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, model Bella Hadid has sported it on several occasions with her off-duty looks. — Elise Fabre, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2026 The Seahawks star sported a classic black tuxedo while his wife wore a red, high-neck gown with her hair styled in an updo. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Dubbed the White Wings, the sanitation workers sported white pith helmets and uniforms not unlike the lab coats that doctors began to don in the 1880s as germ theory took hold and antiseptics became associated with health. — Rana Mitter, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The Bills mostly sported a two-defensive-lineman look, which syncs up with how things went on Leonhard’s last team, the Denver Broncos, who used three or more defensive linemen on only 38 percent of their snaps when studied in April. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Red seemed to be the color of the night as Presley posed with other famous faces such as Mischa Barton and Monica Cruz, who also sported bright red looks. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sported
  1. played
  2. danced
  3. displayed
  4. recreated
  5. hopped
  6. exhibited
  7. leaped
  8. flashed
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  • Tuesday morning’s workout brought a welcome diversion from drills, when SDSU players and coaches moved from the turf to the grass practice field and actually played some football.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Etzel said the controversy surrounding COVID vaccines and vaccine mandates has played a role in fueling skepticism.
    — Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of played
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  • In Fire & Blood, this battle is described as the only time during the Dance of Dragons when the dragons truly danced, which means TV audiences should expect some incredible draconic combat.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The New York Mavericks — who Florida topped Saturday night — danced with the Nashville Stampede in the third game of the afternoon.
    — Ava DiCecca, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of danced
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  • According to charging documents, the teens were allegedly plotting to rob Wright and displayed guns during a video call.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The note briefly displayed in court Thursday offered jurors in Clancy’s triple-murder trial perhaps their best glimpse yet at the Massachusetts mother’s apparent perspective on her own struggle with mental health leading up to the killings.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of displayed
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  • Systems have to be disentangled, employees moved, contracts rewritten, and corporate functions recreated.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In March 2026, Variety reported that the actor’s image and likeness were recreated using generative AI for the indie film As Deep as the Grave.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of recreated
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  • Players hopped golf cart rides to class, on the rare occasion that the class wasn’t online.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, big, lucrative companies are more likely to have hopped on the AI train.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hopped
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  • In 2020, scientists found that combining snail slime from a common garden snail with gold nanoparticles helped accelerate wound healing and exhibited anti-inflammatory properties in mice.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI revealed at Black Hat USA 2026 that its AI agents, designed to measure hacking ability, not only breached Hugging Face but also exhibited sophisticated coordination.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhibited
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  • The candidates leapt into a weekslong sprint after Lindsey Graham's death on July 11, with a filing period that took place from July 21 to 28, just ahead of Tuesday's primary.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Reports are on track to show earnings per share leaped 50% in the spring from a year earlier for companies in the S&P 500, according to FactSet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaped
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  • Gold jewelry that flashed its minor dazzle, its subtle good taste.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The cheers that erupted when King flashed on the screen were like no other.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
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