Thesaurus results for ACTIVITIES:

activity

noun

ak-ˈti-və-tē

as in exertion

energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness had to restrict his activity after the surgery, which meant letting the weeds take over the garden

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Recent Examples of activity No service can undo the original breach, but ongoing monitoring can give you a better chance of catching suspicious activity early. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026 The firm has also identified Johor Bahru as a key growth market, due to its proximity to neighboring Singapore, and increasing levels of cross-border economic activity. —

Angelica Ang, Fortune, 10 May 2026 The report shows that AI is not just increasing the volume of bot activity, but fundamentally changing its nature. —

Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026 The number of pet cats in South Korea has risen sharply since the Covid-19 pandemic – perhaps because cats are easier to care for indoors, with outdoor activities limited by Covid restrictions for several years, according to a 2025 report by KB Financial Group. —

Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for activity

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Noun

Shah treats daytime exertion as the precondition for nighttime rest, rather than the opposite.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026
One firefighter was taken to the emergency room at a local hospital for over exertion and was released hours later, Clark said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026