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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2
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
In addition to a monetary settlement that would be paid out by the city's insurance, the families were asking for Uvalde Police to adopt new fitness standards for the force and boost officer training, attorneys announced at a press conference in May 2024.
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Jenny Wagnon Courts, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
Store your gardening tools, cushions, fitness equipment, toys and other items in the interior.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Regardless, that doesn’t stop many doctors, fitness professionals, and physical therapists from recommending Epsom salts in the treatment of muscle pain and fatigue.
—Alice Nardiotti, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
According to design plans, the ground floor would include car and bicycle parking, a fitness center, leasing office, rentable storage space, a lobby and a dog washing station.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Wagnon Courts, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
Store your gardening tools, cushions, fitness equipment, toys and other items in the interior.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Regardless, that doesn’t stop many doctors, fitness professionals, and physical therapists from recommending Epsom salts in the treatment of muscle pain and fatigue.
—Alice Nardiotti, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
According to design plans, the ground floor would include car and bicycle parking, a fitness center, leasing office, rentable storage space, a lobby and a dog washing station.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fitness
Noun
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With traditional systems emphasizing reactive care, the need for a proactive approach to health has never been more urgent.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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The health of your culture is the leading indicator of your future success.—
Nirmal Chhabria,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But even during what in hindsight seems like the agency’s peak of relevance, a sense of unease and mounting scrutiny remained.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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No fin-de-siècle artist was more fascinated by the artistic relevance of gawkers on the streets of Paris than Félix Vallotton.—
Heather O’Donnell,
The New York Review of Books,
24 Apr. 2025
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Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital they were not contacted by anyone regarding a wellness check on the Hackmans or their residence.—
Tracy Wright , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Get Ready for the Well Festival Sign up now for livestream access to The Times’s first health and wellness conference, coming on May 7.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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That's led to some questions on the validity of this phenomenon.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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However, a quick independent analysis of the data now casts doubt on the validity of these findings.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Westerhoff takes an executive role as managing director of the theatrical film division bringing together the strengths of both companies with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fabien Westerhoff will take on the executive role of Managing Director of the theatrical film division bringing together the complementary strengths of both companies, with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Small changes in your behavior and surroundings can set you on course for happiness.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The second thing is that a lot of our discussion about happiness is overly self-centered.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The change was presented as a quality threshold, with apps failing to deliver the right levels of performance, usability, reliability and even usefulness risking the cull.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Some shared their own experiences validating the usefulness of pre-wedding intel.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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With Haliburton, the two-time All-Star and Olympian, as its centerpiece, Indiana has roared back to relevancy, making the Eastern Conference finals last season and looking like a legit contender again on the eve of this season’s postseason.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In the rarefied air of the National League, the major-market Cubs need to scrap their way back to relevancy.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitness. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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