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brushups

noun

plural of brushup

as in workouts

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Noun

Luckily, Amazon’s fitness section is loaded with clever devices to make home workouts fun, engaging, and a little sweaty.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
Guys are getting in extra workouts before practice, after practice.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of workouts

Noun

The technique requires hypervigilance to the present moment, yet is cultivated through thought exercises that evoke alloyed realities, as through a mixed-reality headset.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The warning comes as Baltic military exercises expand and European leaders raise concerns about Russian sabotage and other hybrid attacks amid the war in Ukraine.

— Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of exercises

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One example is the Church Project in Texas, a faith community that has returned to the practices of early Christianity by primarily meeting in small groups in members’ homes.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
And, as families strain under the rising cost of living, these practices are coming for every line of the household budget.

— Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of practices

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After Tuesday’s practice, Adebayo took advantage of Antetokounmpo’s presence by battling against him in the post during some 1-one-1 drills.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
China has long claimed the sovereign territory as its own and regularly conducts large-scale military drills, live-fire exercises and daily air and naval patrols to apply pressure on the island.

— Mariam Khan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of drills

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Picture a Sacramento employee called into a Friday afternoon meeting after years of solid reviews.

— William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Many of the 175 findings in the report will not come as a surprise to those who have followed the flurry of lawsuits, investigative news reports and city and county after-action reviews.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

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