bodybuilding
noun
body·build·ing
ˈbä-dē-ˌbil-diŋ 
: the developing of the body through exercise and diet
specifically
: the developing of the physique for competitive exhibition
Examples of bodybuilding in a Sentence
She's been doing competitive bodybuilding for a few years now.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Killian has turned the house into something of a shrine to his labor of body modification, plastering his bedroom walls with bodybuilding posters.
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After the beating, a long pan stalks Killian, who manages to get in his car and drive to a bodybuilding competition.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Killian has turned the house into something of a shrine to his labor of body modification, plastering his bedroom walls with bodybuilding posters.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
An intense look at the world of competitive bodybuilding and remake of a Argentine thriller top our roundup of this week’s new films.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
After the beating, a long pan stalks Killian, who manages to get in his car and drive to a bodybuilding competition.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Bodybuilding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bodybuilding. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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bodybuilding
noun
body·build·ing
ˈbäd-ē-ˌbil-diŋ
: the developing of the body through exercise and diet
bodybuilder
noun
-ˌbil-dər
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