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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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After her gymnastics career, Strug went on to work as an elementary school teacher and in several positions in the White House and Justice Department.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Bart Conner is 68.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The markets, which include Polymarket and its chief rival Kalshi, have been criticized for everything from undermining the integrity of sports to contributing to an online betting addiction crisis among young men.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Under the rules of the International Olympic Committee and IAAF (now World Athletics), track and field’s global governing body, athletes were prohibited from receiving money for their sport.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dua Lipa’s glamour-bot routine is a bit slack, Fosse by way of a Jane Fonda aerobics tape.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The modern gym culture was born on Muscle Beach, institutionalized by Gold’s Gym in Venice, and later globalized by Jane Fonda’s aerobics empire.—
Markos Kounalakis,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Also for the first time, players can wear data-collecting portable devices on court in order to gain information on their physical performances, tournament director Amélie Mauresmo said at a news conference on Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Orlando Magic, 109-97, in the NBA play-in tournament Wednesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena and will play the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Invictus Games are a Paralympic-style competition for wounded and recovering service members and veterans from around the world.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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His passion for off-roading and extreme competition now extends to his two sons, who have caught the Currie racing fervor.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Overseeing it all is a former bodybuilding coach who rose through the ranks from soldier to senior officer, dressed in a Khartiia hoodie with an energy drink by his keyboard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Schwarzenegger not only gave him the guide to learning about bodybuilding, but has also stepped into the gym with him to put it into practice.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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All golfers scoring 4-over or better qualified for the third round of the tourney, to begin Saturday morning.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
11 Apr. 2026
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As part of this singularly unconventional deal, CBS pays not a red cent for the privilege of covering the tourney, and while that leaves as much as $125 million in rights fees on the table, Augusta more than makes up for that by way of the gate, merch and concessions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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What does all this have to do, pray, with a woman pouring milk from a jug, or reading a letter, or patiently making lace—the kind of activity, that is, pursued in Vermeer’s art?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Going from one activity to another may be hard as well for children living with trauma.—
Dr. Andrew Garner,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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