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as in gymnastics
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as in sport
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for athletics
Noun
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In short, the mechanism used to provide partial state funding for homeschool and private-school students is now paying for those students to attend soccer camps, horseback riding classes, gymnastics and jiu-jitsu classes.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Keno left his mark in the local gymnastics community through his innovation in children’s gymnastics programs at Blue Valley Recreation.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Our daughters no longer feel safe in their sports or private spaces.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Like the sitcom, the soap, and the live-sports broadcast, the natural-history documentary is a perfect fit for the small screen.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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In the late 1970s, it was purchased by Sheila Cluff, a professional figure skater turned aerobics fitness guru, and operated as a wellness retreat known as The Oaks at Ojai until the Thomas fire forced its closure in 2017.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 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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Upon her return to Ring of Honor, she was thrust into a tournament to determine the first ROH women’s pure champion.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 involving 24 teams — into the front half of the first week of the men’s and the women’s tournaments.—
Eddie Pells,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Friendly competition is part of the fuel for starter Davis Martin.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The concept of everyone coming together for one evening — and pausing their competition for the good of the overall TV business — had some legs.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Examples include pre-workout supplements and bodybuilding supplements.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
28 Apr. 2026
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The child safety activist, 38, posted a photo on April 21 of herself participating in a bodybuilding competition.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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How did the very bad, very unnecessary idea of tourney expansion take hold?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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The all-in Maikel Garcia emerged as the tourney MVP, and Witt awed defensively.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The Moon in Sagittarius moves through your 12th House of Reflection, pulling you inward and away from constant activity.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Her activities of choice are perusing Pinterest and surfing YouTube Shorts—essentially a high-latency TikTok.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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