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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2024
By Anna Gordon August 8, 2024 9:09 AM EDT
Team USA shot putter Raven Saunders, 28, won a silver medal at the Tokyo Games and will compete in the shot put final on Aug. 9 at the Paris Summer Olympics.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Their youngest, Ryan, was a talented sprint hurdler and shot putter in high school but opted not to compete at the collegiate level.
—Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
By Anna Gordon August 8, 2024 9:09 AM EDT
American shot putter Raven Saunders, 28, won a silver medal at the Tokyo Games and will compete in the shot put final on Aug. 9 at the Paris Summer Olympics.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Putter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putter. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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putter
1 of 3 noun
putter
2 of 3 noun
Noun
from put and -er (noun suffix)
Noun
from putt and -er (noun suffix)
Verb
an altered form of earlier potter "to move about idly without aim or purpose"
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