as in muscular
having great physical strength, skill, or ability
She had always been athletic, playing multiple sports even as a child.
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Recent Examples of athletic
Chen, drawing on her background in gymnastics and athletic training, emphasizes a critical educational gap: most people move only in one plane—forward.
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The snaps are popping off his hand, and the 25-year-old is one of the team’s most athletic and intelligent offensive linemen.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Nor should paying for these private options use the funding that is currently allocated to allow students to receive after-school tutoring, join a math club or share their talents on the stage or athletic field.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Milton is the young, athletic newcomer who flashed potential late last season with the Patriots.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 10 May 2025
The snaps are popping off his hand, and the 25-year-old is one of the team’s most athletic and intelligent offensive linemen.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Nor should paying for these private options use the funding that is currently allocated to allow students to receive after-school tutoring, join a math club or share their talents on the stage or athletic field.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Milton is the young, athletic newcomer who flashed potential late last season with the Patriots.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for athletic
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Dominic Solanke is a doubt for Sunday’s trip to West Ham United after also being forced off with a muscular problem during the Europa League tie.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Indeed, an ascendant wing of the Republican Party has actively pushed for a more muscular government—in the areas of family and industrial policy, for example—after reaching the conclusion that Reagan-style market orthodoxy has hollowed out communities, among other bad outcomes.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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While pineapple can be part of a healthy diet, its natural sugar content may concern people with diabetes.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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This strategy does not entail players deliberately losing on the basketball court, but rather teams depleting their rosters and resting players who are healthy enough to compete.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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Candidates must be physically and mentally fit and meet standards for vision, hearing, cardiovascular, neurological and psychiatric health.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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In particular, Hansi Flick faces a dilemma in attack, where veteran forward Robert Lewandowski is believed to be fully fit but has not started a game in three weeks and will be lacking match sharpness, which could allow Ferran Torres to keep his place.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The annual meeting is an opportunity to celebrate the league's work over the past year, hear from a powerful advocate for Arkansas families and help shape the organization's direction for the future.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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This practice involves buzzing next to flowers whose pollen is only released when there is a powerful air current next to their anthers so that pollen can be released to the adjacent female stigmas, facilitating pollination.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The findings provide a new understanding of how and when pterosaurs became agile ground-dwellers who effectively navigated a range of terrestrial habitats.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
1 May 2025
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Accreditation bodies and state boards also vary in their recognition and expectations of virtual learning modalities, requiring faculty and administrators to be agile in program design and delivery.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The rules around federal civil proceedings are slightly more flexible, allowing for recording in some instances at the discretion of the judge.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Some linguists and other scientists have been quick to point out that chimpanzee communication is far less flexible and complicated than human language.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
12 May 2025
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“Athletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletic. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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