ringside

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noun

ring·​side ˈriŋ-ˌsīd How to pronounce ringside (audio)
1
: the area just outside a ring especially in which a contest occurs
2
: a place that affords a close view

ringside

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adjective

: being at the ringside
a ringside seat

Examples of ringside in a Sentence

Noun We were seated at ringside.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Liv Morgan Bianca Belair appeared ringside to give facial reactions and generally cheer on Liv Morgan. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 Comedians Catfish Cooley, Andrew Conn and Big Murph provide ringside commentary. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2024 Seated near ringside in a $3,000 blue pinstripe suit and gold tie, Davis would have been easy to spot. John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024 Cameras caught Usyk, who was ringside, with his fingers on his forehead, in a gesture of mock alarm, or maybe the real thing. Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023 He, Tarver and Trejos were seated ringside by the neutral corner, but right in front of a group of Gotti fans that Durán said Mayweather had been taunting throughout the fight. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023 The ringside seats are a fond memory of meals in the States, says the chef. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 She’s also driven to become the ultimate role model for her daughter, who watches every match from home or excitedly at ringside along with Philips. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023 If there was ever a time to experience such a ringside spectacle at its most potent, this is it. Chaz Kangas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
Adjective
Because of their network of telescope sites, Slooh will have a ringside seat to this event and so will everyone tuning in. Arvind Suresh (editor), Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2014 The expressive descriptions of her field trips to Siberia are the most engaging sections of the book, providing a ringside seat to the discomforts and thrills of a geological expedition. Marcia Bartusiak, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 The ringside physician interprets the results and decides who can or cannot fight. New York Times, 29 July 2022 Ayres, a seventysomething lifelong Republican, has a ringside seat on the partisan generation gap facing the GOP. Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2021 Riverside seating is at a premium, with just a few tables on the terrace above the sidewalk, but those tables are like a ringside seat in New Orleans. Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Sep. 2021 And this combination has given him a ringside seat in watching how the pandemic has changed the way teachers teach and children learn. Nick Morrison, Forbes, 28 June 2021 As editor of the FT, Barber also had a ringside seat for two of the biggest business stories of his lifetime: the 2008 financial crisis and its long aftermath of austerity in Europe, and the 2016 Brexit vote. Oliver Staley, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2021 Rahaman Ali had a ringside seat for nearly all of his brother’s life. Tim Sullivan, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ringside was in 1849

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“Ringside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ringside. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

ringside

noun
ring·​side
ˈriŋ-ˌsīd
: the area just outside a ring (as at a prizefight)
ringside adjective
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