Washington University Bears athletics program
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The Washington University Bears athletics program is the collective varsity sports organization of Washington University in St. Louis, fielding NCAA Division III teams across multiple men's and women's sports.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington University Bears athletics | 11 |
| Washington University Bears athletics program canonical | 1 |
| Washington University athletics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9452892 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Washington University Bears athletics program Context triple: [Washington University Bears football, partOf, Washington University Bears athletics program]
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A.
Washington University Bears football
Washington University Bears football is the collegiate football program representing Washington University in St. Louis in NCAA Division III competition.
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B.
Washington University Bears baseball
Washington University Bears baseball is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program representing Washington University in St. Louis in NCAA Division III competition.
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C.
Washington University Bears track and field
Washington University Bears track and field is the collegiate men's and women's track and field program representing Washington University in St. Louis in NCAA Division III competition.
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D.
Washington University Bears men’s basketball
Washington University Bears men’s basketball is the NCAA Division III men’s basketball program representing Washington University in St. Louis, known for its strong academic-athletic balance and competitive success.
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E.
Washington University Bears women’s basketball
Washington University Bears women’s basketball is the NCAA Division III women’s basketball program representing Washington University in St. Louis, known for its strong academic-athletic tradition and competitive success.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington University Bears athletics program Target entity description: The Washington University Bears athletics program is the collective varsity sports organization of Washington University in St. Louis, fielding NCAA Division III teams across multiple men's and women's sports.
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A.
Washington University Bears football
Washington University Bears football is the collegiate football program representing Washington University in St. Louis in NCAA Division III competition.
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B.
Washington University Bears baseball
Washington University Bears baseball is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program representing Washington University in St. Louis in NCAA Division III competition.
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C.
Washington University Bears track and field
Washington University Bears track and field is the collegiate men's and women's track and field program representing Washington University in St. Louis in NCAA Division III competition.
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D.
Washington University Bears men’s basketball
Washington University Bears men’s basketball is the NCAA Division III men’s basketball program representing Washington University in St. Louis, known for its strong academic-athletic balance and competitive success.
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E.
Washington University Bears women’s basketball
Washington University Bears women’s basketball is the NCAA Division III women’s basketball program representing Washington University in St. Louis, known for its strong academic-athletic tradition and competitive success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division III athletics program
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college athletics program ⓘ |
| affiliation | Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| athleticConference | University Athletic Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campus | Danforth Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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surface form:
St. Louis
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| colors |
green
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red ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | varsity ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genderParticipation |
men's teams
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women's teams ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| homeCity | St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeState | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mascot | Bear ⓘ |
| NCAAdivision | Division III ⓘ |
| shortName | WashU Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorSport |
baseball
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football ⓘ men's basketball ⓘ men's cross country ⓘ men's cross country running ⓘ men's golf ⓘ men's indoor track and field ⓘ men's outdoor track and field ⓘ men's soccer ⓘ men's swimming and diving ⓘ men's tennis ⓘ men's track and field ⓘ softball ⓘ volleyball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ women's cross country ⓘ women's cross country running ⓘ women's golf ⓘ women's indoor track and field ⓘ women's outdoor track and field ⓘ women's soccer ⓘ women's swimming and diving ⓘ women's tennis ⓘ women's track and field ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| teamName | Washington University Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| university | Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Washington University Bears athletics program Description of subject: The Washington University Bears athletics program is the collective varsity sports organization of Washington University in St. Louis, fielding NCAA Division III teams across multiple men's and women's sports.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Washington University Bears men’s basketball
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memberOf
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears softball
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affiliation
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears men’s soccer
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affiliation
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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subject surface form:
Washington University Bears men's soccer
this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears volleyball
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affiliation
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears track and field
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sponsorInstitution
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears track and field
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athleticsBrand
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears cross country
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athleticDepartment
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears swimming and diving
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affiliation
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears tennis
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athleticProgram
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics
Washington University Bears women’s basketball
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partOf
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University athletics
Washington University Bears women’s soccer
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affiliation
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Washington University Bears athletics program
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this entity surface form:
Washington University Bears athletics