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
Open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, the studio offers a European take on functional fitness.
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Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
By Caroline Tien May 16, 2025 Another month, another viral TikTok fitness challenge.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 16 May 2025
Police and fire departments have sometimes defeated disparate impact challenges over physical fitness test requirements on grounds that good fitness is essential to those jobs.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 May 2025
Here’s what fitness experts say about using the activity as a training tool.
—Alyssa Ages, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
By Caroline Tien May 16, 2025 Another month, another viral TikTok fitness challenge.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 16 May 2025
Police and fire departments have sometimes defeated disparate impact challenges over physical fitness test requirements on grounds that good fitness is essential to those jobs.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 May 2025
Here’s what fitness experts say about using the activity as a training tool.
—Alyssa Ages, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fitness
Noun
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Mowing too little or too much can have adverse consequences for the health of the lawn and can also encourage unwanted plants to grow.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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Of course, staying on top of his health requires plenty of dedication.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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Of greater relevance for our purposes may be his relatively scarce international involvement since committing to the USMNT in 2022, having previously represented Germany at all major youth levels.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The cultural relevance of games means that these opportunities are multiplying.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
Noun
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While Gopi’s wellness tools focus on emotional regulation and stress resilience, his research impact extends into educational technology.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Read more: Prevention & Treatment Diet and Nutrition 17 Sources Mutchler is an award-winning journalist specializing in health and wellness content.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
15 May 2025
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The rapper’s attorneys questioned the validity of the search warrants that police obtained to round up the evidence.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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When an article is submitted to a journal, most medical journals utilize double-blinded peer review, meaning the article is sent out typically to two to four medical experts to assess the validity of the manuscript and if publication is warranted.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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In the first half of the 20th century, even as labor unions gained strength elsewhere, there was a fear of giving federal workers too much say over how the nation's laws were carried out.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
11 May 2025
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The Celtics’ greatest strength and greatest flaw is their persistence.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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The perfect smile can be the key to self-esteem, to happiness, to personal connection.—
Dave Schilling,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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In the third installment of the Skyland series, the best-selling author writes a love story of female friendship, sacrifice, and finding true happiness.—
Monique Wilson,
Glamour,
11 May 2025
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These two veterans of a long, bloody war have mostly outlived their usefulness to their respective causes.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The concept made a limited impact with the team because his boss didn’t believe in its usefulness.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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But a decade later, there's something fascinating about some of its AI musings and predictions that propel it into relevancy, just like beloved classics from the 1980s like RoboCop.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The two young stars for the team have had flashes, but there has not been enough consistency to push them into offensive relevancy.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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