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
Both wore green athletic shorts, graphic T-shirts, crew socks, sneakers and sunglasses.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The district is also seeking renewal of a 15% maintenance and operations budget override to support class sizes, teachers, classroom resources for reading and math, full-day kindergarten, and music, arts, and athletic programs.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Ware’s potential is tantalizing as an athletic 7-footer with a 7-foot-5 wingspan who also has the ability to knock down threes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2006, protestors occupied a grove of oak trees slated to be cut down for the construction of a new athletic center.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
The district is also seeking renewal of a 15% maintenance and operations budget override to support class sizes, teachers, classroom resources for reading and math, full-day kindergarten, and music, arts, and athletic programs.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Ware’s potential is tantalizing as an athletic 7-footer with a 7-foot-5 wingspan who also has the ability to knock down threes.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2006, protestors occupied a grove of oak trees slated to be cut down for the construction of a new athletic center.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for athletic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for athletic
Adjective
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Each version of the muscular coupe features a special livery inspired by its predecessor.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
13 Oct. 2025
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Here’s our selection of dramas, encompassing everything from Sony Pictures Television’s high-concept series The Miniature Wife to Sphere Abacus’ steamy ice-hockey romp Heated Rivalry through to Richard Gadd muscular transformation in Half Man.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Moore woke up Sunday morning in a hospital room — just hours after his wife, Sidney, had given birth to their third child, a healthy baby girl named Saleh.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Reams of studies have also found that healthy diets are more expensive than unhealthy ones—sometimes as much as doubly so.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Politically, the affluence manifested in Long Island establishing itself as a bastion of the Republican Party, showing strong support for Hoover in his doomed Presidential campaign against Roosevelt.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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My favorite feature of all Salomon shoes is the Quicklace system that gives you a snug, secure fit without fussing with laces mid-hike.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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This bra has wide straps, side-smoothing panels, and an allover stretchy fit — sans wires poking you in the ribcage.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the mark of leadership will be managing agile teams of human and AI collaborators—delegating, coordinating, and integrating outputs to achieve greater results than either type of contributor could alone.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Friendly goats treat downward dog posers as their own obstacle courses, scrambling atop yogis who may just find that supporting the weight of their agile farm friends is a surprisingly vigorous — and hilarious — core workout.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s no question that the younger generation has brought their own approach to office life—prioritizing mental health, flexible scheduling, and work-life balance—and are even getting fired for not knowing how to act workplace-appropriate.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Its model favors small and midsize creators, offering quick setup, flexible operations, and space for experimentation.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Athletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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