sports section
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- noun
- /spɔrts ˈsɛkʃən/
- Literature
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sección de deportes
- Activities such as this should be confined to our newspapers' sports sections, along with other reports of the outcomes of competitive contests.
- the sports section of a newspaper
Examples
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The thinking is, if you want to read about accomplishments, go to the sports section.
Blog text (6) -
You know I read the sports section every morning.
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- Still got the sports section?
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I think he read nothing but the sports section.
Academic text (2007) -
Let's find the sports section.
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Dad is sitting on the couch with the sports section of the paper.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Another dumb Bears draft," he pronounced, looking up from the sports section.
Fiction book (1999) -
Someone had left a copy of the Post on a nearby table, and I opened it to the sports section to see what the columnists had to say.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Speaking of which," he said, flipping me the Clarion-Ledger sports section, "your boys are going to the state championships this Saturday."
Fiction book (1997) -
Every Sunday, I enjoy reading the sports section to catch up on the latest scores.
Synonyms
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A page in a newspaper or magazine with news and results about sports
How Extensive
- Literature
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- Literature
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the part of a newspaper devoted to sports' is directly and transparently composed from 'sports' (the domain/topic) + 'section' (a part of a publication), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE. This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows standard noun + noun phrasing, making it easily understandable without prior exposure.
Etymology
The noun sports section comes from newspapers and magazines that put all the sports stories together in one section. That's why it means 'the part of a paper or magazine for sports news'.