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brushups

noun

plural of brushup

as in workouts

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Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss, who was in Minnesota this week as a guest of the Vikings, sat in on a position group meeting, spent time with players and watched both days of dual workouts with the Ravens.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The Vols starter declared for the NFL Draft but withdrew his name from consideration after discovering a few weeks into the process that a foot injury would prevent him from participating in pre-draft workouts.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of workouts

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However, there are some experts that see the cut in military drills as a positive gesture, suggesting that if the joint exercises are escalating tensions, then reducing them should lessen the chance of a conflict.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Despite daily face exercises, regular Botox treatments and more surgery, Tyman has since only been able to regain 10% of movement in her face.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of exercises

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North Carolina, where Diaz Stransky practices, has a specialized phone line doctors can call to consult a reproductive psychiatry expert and ask for resources.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
There have been joint practices during the past decade when the Eagles were the superior team.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of practices

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Of the eight TripAdvisor reviews of the amphitheater near Arcugnano, in Italy’s northern Veneto region, all give fulsome, five-star praise.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The glitch might have impacted its opening weekend earnings, but the film also had some fairly bad reviews working against it.

— Lindsey Bahr, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of reviews

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That training doesn’t stop after onboarding, either — employees have to come back for refreshers every year.

— Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
New items this year include pickle pies, apple donut ham grinders, mango sticky rice refreshers and longanisa cheese curd lumpia.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026

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