floor exercise
noun
: an event in gymnastics competition consisting of various ballet and tumbling movements (such as jumps, somersaults, and handstands) performed without apparatus
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Growing Together, includes a chapter with pelvic floor exercises to prepare for birth.
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Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
After Campbell’s fall, Webster-Longin stepped in for her on floor exercise, notching the Bruins’ second-highest score in the event with a 9.825.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Instead, Andrade exceeded expectations, leading Brazil to its first time medal in history and claiming three individual medals, including a gold medal on floor exercise.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Utah’s Grace McCallum completes on the floor exercise during the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships on April 14, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas.
—Maya Sweedler, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
After Campbell’s fall, Webster-Longin stepped in for her on floor exercise, notching the Bruins’ second-highest score in the event with a 9.825.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Instead, Andrade exceeded expectations, leading Brazil to its first time medal in history and claiming three individual medals, including a gold medal on floor exercise.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Utah’s Grace McCallum completes on the floor exercise during the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships on April 14, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas.
—Maya Sweedler, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Floor exercise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20exercise. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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