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as in gymnastics
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as in sport
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for athletics
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Engler explained that the outing followed gymnastics practice.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Zlata participated in her first gymnastics competition in November 2023, according to her Instagram.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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While oil continues to drive Saudi Arabia's economy, the kingdom is now expanding into areas such as artificial intelligence, tourism and sports to diversify its growth avenues.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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Toru kept a notebook with advice for Shohei One way Toru kept Shohei grounded and focused on his sport was through a journal the two shared where Toru would write down advice for his son.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Some were assigned cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and others were assigned to exercise activities such as aerobics, swimming, and cycling in addition to their standard care for their condition for 12 weeks.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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Before opening it, Madsen worked in the fitness industry, first as an aerobics instructor before evolving into a personal trainer, boot camp instructor and step aerobics instructor.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Baseball was played as an Olympic sport from 1992 until 2008 and in 2021, and in those years, only minor league players outside each club’s 40-man rosters or free agents were able to participate in the Olympic baseball tournament.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Grand Canyon has played in the last three NCAA tournaments, but takes a step up in competition with its move to the Mountain West Conference this season.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Only a few months ago Salah was deservedly collecting a stack of individual awards after a remarkable campaign which yielded 57 goal involvements (34 goals, 23 assists) in all competitions.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Courier Journal caught up with Zipperle to find out why Cornbread Hemp took home the New Ideas Award in the 2025 Top Workplaces competition.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the comments of the post, Santos’s friends and followers posted remembrances for the late bodybuilding icon.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Eating disorders, which Escalante said are already a major concern in the bodybuilding community, seem to be rising faster among men and boys than women and girls.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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Zion, Duke edge UNC in ACC tourney In 2019, there was no bigger star in college basketball than Duke’s Zion Williamson.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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The platform will also host the NBA Cup in-game tourney, which gets rolling on Halloween, as well as the year-end play-in tournament and select first- and second-round playoff dates.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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As part of its tax-exempt status, the foundation is prohibited from endorsing political candidates and, generally, must be nonpartisan in its activities.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, have been under league investigation since July after an Ohio gaming commission flagged suspicious betting activity on prop bets.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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