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
While Billy Napier spoke at a makeshift podium after losing to Miami 26-7, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin stood in the back of the room.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The rebuilding projects at Central and Southwest junior highs -- as well as renovations at Springdale High School -- were part of a larger district effort to improve aging academic and athletic spaces.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2025
Players can now showcase their athletic prowess on the field and then appear on cooking shows, dancetoks or fashion podcasts after the game.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The athletic celebrities in their own righ show up in the music video and get to help Swift bring her vision to life.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
The rebuilding projects at Central and Southwest junior highs -- as well as renovations at Springdale High School -- were part of a larger district effort to improve aging academic and athletic spaces.
—Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2025
Players can now showcase their athletic prowess on the field and then appear on cooking shows, dancetoks or fashion podcasts after the game.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
The athletic celebrities in their own righ show up in the music video and get to help Swift bring her vision to life.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for athletic
Adjective
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He would not be drawn on whether that tension could have triggered a muscular reaction.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Fitness Optimization Runners with strong endurance, aerobic capacity, and muscular strength maintain faster paces.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Johnson praised the president’s campaign advising Salvadorans on how to stay healthy during COVID-19.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Beverage makers are grappling with consumers’ desires for healthier fare, and sales of beer and soda have ebbed.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, while vision isn’t their strongest sense, dogs may even be able to see certain aspects of a TV show.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The young right-hander put together a strong season, but few were better after the All-Star break.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Veteran defender David Luiz may also play a key role if fit.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The film centers on American psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek), who is tasked with determining whether Nazi prisoners are fit to stand trial for their atrocities and finds himself in a complex battle of wits with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), Hitler’s right-hand man.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Oxygen bleach soaks—Oxygen bleach (not to be confused with chlorine bleach) is a gentle yet powerful whitening agent.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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This continuous conversation, heightened by agile promo tactics and surprise announcements, is central to Swift’s stranglehold on cultural capital.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Figure skaters with cats on their heads, dog astronauts gobbling tennis balls, unusually agile horseback riders standing astride multiple animals — these were some of the snippets seen in its short video presentation.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, if an employee purchases eligible health care items or services during furlough, they can’t be reimbursed from a flexible spending account until the worker returns to pay status and payroll deductions can be made.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tourists are still enjoying Michigan's lineup of dynamic fall events amid Apple Month and Michigan Agritourism Month this October and are flexible to changing fall color patterns, said Nick Nerbonne, media and digital director for Travel Michigan.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Athletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletic. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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