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Loughlin and Giannulli are accused of paying nearly $500,000 to get Olivia and her sister into the University of Southern California as recruits for the rowing team, even though neither rowed. — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, "Sephora Has Seemingly Dropped Olivia Jade's Highlighter Palette," 14 Mar. 2019 The inn is now the base for a slew of activities including ecotours, motorboating, fishing, rowing and canoeing as well as helicopter, seaplane and boat tours. — Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Explore Florida's Lake County: A Victorian-era hotel keeps kicking," 6 May 2018 At least a dozen former Spartan athletes — from the gymnastics, volleyball, rowing, softball and track and field programs — were among the women and girls who gave victim-impact statements during Nassar’s sentencing hearings in mid-Michigan. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan State responds to NCAA probe over role in Larry Nassar case," 19 Apr. 2018 Be sure to mix it up at least twice a month with a variety of exercises, like biking, rowing, running and the elliptical machine. — Danielle Braff, Woman's Day, "8 Ways to Stay Full Longer," 9 Nov. 2010 There are now several Pelotons of rowing (Hydrow, Cityrow), a Peloton of weight training (Tonal), a Peloton of boxing (Rumble), and a Peloton of group cardio studio fitness (Mirror). — Cheryl Wischhover, Vox, "Peloton’s $2,000 stationary bike has totally disrupted working out at home," 14 Nov. 2018 Gentle Giant Rowing Club will hold its second annual Erg Challenge to support youth rowing on Sunday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the Somerville High School field house, 81 Highland Ave. — BostonGlobe.com, "Savor the sweet taste of spring on maple sugaring tour," 9 Mar. 2018 The country has won 72 Olympic medals in gymnastics, nearly twice its haul of 38 in its second-most successful sport, rowing. — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, "Can Simona Halep Do for Romanian Tennis What Nadia Comaneci Did for Gymnastics?," 10 June 2018 That ended up being the final race of my rowing career. — Eileen Reslen, Cosmopolitan, "I Was an Orphan With Several Birth Defects. Today, I'm a Paralympic Athlete," 31 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rowing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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