ringside

[ring-sahyd]

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noun

the area immediately surrounding a ring, especially the area occupied by the first row of seats on all sides side of a boxing or wrestling ring.
any place providing a close view.

adjective

in or pertaining to the area immediately surrounding a ring or arena.
close to the point of action; having a close view.

ringside

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noun

the area immediately surrounding an arena, esp the row of seats nearest a boxing or wrestling ring
1. any place affording a close uninterrupted view
2. ( as modifier )
  a ringside seat

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ringside¹

First recorded in 1865–75; ring ¹ + side ¹

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Having a ringside seat for the end of American democracy and the rule of law in real-time is not.

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With little action happening inside the ring, the cameras panned to a bored-looking Crawford at ringside.

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Haney, now ringside, was left shaking his head at the final bell.

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The call from ringside, by the king of obnoxious sportscasting, Howard Cosell, marked the fight and the fighters for the ages.

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Mayer connected with a right and left in the fourth, before landed flashy combinations and hurtful uppercuts to dominate the fifth and sixth as world champions Terence Crawford and Shakur Stevenson watched from ringside.

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ring shout ringsider

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