competitive athletics

collocation in English

meaningsofcompetitiveandathletics

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competitive
adjective
uk
/kəmˈpet.ɪ.tɪv/us
/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv/
involving ...
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athletics
noun[U]
uk
/æθˈlet.ɪks/us
/æθˈlet̬.ɪks/
UK
the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, ...
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(Definition ofcompetitiveandathleticsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The physical program includes physical education classes andcompetitiveathletics.
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Outside the walls of this differentiated set of educational arrangements, there arose a great variety of youth clubs, social service groups,competitiveathletics, social service organizations, and religious groups.
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Students at all grade levels participate incompetitiveathletics, fine arts, and extracurricular activities.
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This fee is used for athletic scholarships and other costs associated withcompetitiveathletics.
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She gave upcompetitiveathleticsand settled down into family life, giving birth to her first child in 2005.
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After retiring fromcompetitiveathleticsin 1978 he has worked as a coach and a school principal.
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The sport administrator knew of her background incompetitiveathleticsand recruited her to play wheelchair basketball.
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In populations where hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is screened out prior to involvement incompetitiveathletics, it is a common cause of sudden cardiac death.
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In the novel he describes the practice ofcompetitiveathleticsas dangerous to the athlete's health, and as productive of anti-intellectualism and brutality.
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Educational facilities such as schools and universities occasionally have pools for swimming or physical education classes, orcompetitiveathleticssuch as swim team.
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The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree with a curriculum that grades midshipmen's performance upon a broad academic program, military leadership performance, and mandatory participation incompetitiveathletics.
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The school gained ground in a host of important areas, including enrollment, student support services,competitiveathletics, alumni relations, board development, annual giving growth, and facilities and grounds upkeep.
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The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree with a curriculum that grades cadets' performance upon a broad academic program, military leadership performance, and mandatory participation incompetitiveathletics.
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