1
as in health
the condition of being sound in body
a gymnastics program promoting fitness and agility in school-aged children
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as in relevance
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
I have to question the fitness of wearing a bright red dress to a funeral
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Recent Examples of fitness
Their aesthetic may have faded out, but a younger set of jeans guys—ironic jeans guys—has since emerged in the fitness culture.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
The Optimize membership leverages Function Health, a lab test company, to provide clients with tests for 100 biomarkers twice a year, which could then serve as guides for a fitness, nutrition and lifestyle program tailored to each client.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Your Cardiovascular Respiratory Fitness May Improve Cardiovascular respiratory fitness level, or CRF, shows the ability of the body to bring oxygen into your body, move it throughout your body, and use it for physical activity.
—Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Both groups reported feeling more stressed after looking at the images, but the group with above average fitness started out with lower levels of anger and anxiety and stayed calmer after seeing the upsetting images.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
The Optimize membership leverages Function Health, a lab test company, to provide clients with tests for 100 biomarkers twice a year, which could then serve as guides for a fitness, nutrition and lifestyle program tailored to each client.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Your Cardiovascular Respiratory Fitness May Improve Cardiovascular respiratory fitness level, or CRF, shows the ability of the body to bring oxygen into your body, move it throughout your body, and use it for physical activity.
—Ashley Olivine, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2026
Both groups reported feeling more stressed after looking at the images, but the group with above average fitness started out with lower levels of anger and anxiety and stayed calmer after seeing the upsetting images.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fitness
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Ige said Chicago has been working hard to reverse that trend, reiterating messages to the community that patients’ personal health information will not be shared.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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According to experts, house burping can bring benefits to your health, comfort, and indoor hygiene.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some of those local media outlets were at a Sharks practice for the first time this season, underscoring the team’s growing relevance and Celebrini’s reach as one of the Bay Area’s most recognizable sports figures.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The goal was to strengthen synergies between the two trade shows, increase international relevance and make the experience more seamless for buyers and vendors.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The spa Patina Osaka's fourth floor houses what might be Japan's most forward-thinking wellness center to date, spanning 15,000 square feet and offering a host of high-tech therapies.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Developed by Damien Cavallucci’s Cavcorp, the Luminare is centered around TotalFusion, Australia’s largest premium wellness club, offering residents access to magnesium spas, Finnish saunas, flotation tanks, a hypoxic altitude chamber, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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Visa requirements, passport validity and entry regulations should be confirmed well in advance.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In June, Fairview residents filed a lawsuit challenging the Town Council’s permit approval and the validity of the vote.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Your strength lies not in not needing anyone, but in consciously choosing with whom to move forward.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Clearer information on the strength, track, and timeline of the storm will become more available later today into Friday as computer models are able to better sample the pieces of energy that will merge into this developing coastal storm.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Carvalho is similarly fighting to prevent rapist Thomas Martinez Carvalho, who is now 54, from being released at his parole suitability hearing next year, according to reporting from KCRA.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Known for their compact size, disease resistance, and suitability for small spaces, dwarf apple trees are the perfect addition to any garden.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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The term is fine when describing retail or other transactions, which are agnostic with regard to the appropriateness about what is being provided (or how).—
Lois Snyder Sulmasy,
STAT,
23 Feb. 2026
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In a statement to the Connecticut Mirror, the State Police declined to say whether Blanchette and Leslie had a more detailed conversation about the appropriateness of a deliberate collision.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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In taking this event as his starting point, Alper has created a film that is both culturally specific, and has plenty of wider applicability as well.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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If multiple hypotheses work to explain the data equally well but one conflicts with reality in some other realm (and the other doesn’t), the one that’s valid across the widest range of applicability is superior.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitness. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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