as in gymnasium
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
he decided to get up early and go to the gym to lift weights
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Recent Examples of gym
The property itself has many amenities, including a gym, theater, bar, and game room.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The Falcons have six state championship banners hanging in the gym.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The expansion happening in San Francisco’s climbing gyms mirrors patterns worldwide.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
The program is operated for Texas Health Resources by FX Well, a companythat contracts with the hospital system to operate its gyms.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The Falcons have six state championship banners hanging in the gym.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
The expansion happening in San Francisco’s climbing gyms mirrors patterns worldwide.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
The program is operated for Texas Health Resources by FX Well, a companythat contracts with the hospital system to operate its gyms.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gym
gymnasium
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Emerson had an auditorium, a gymnasium, a swimming pool and an upstairs indoor running track.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Attendees sat in folding plastic chairs, on bleachers, and stood along the sides to hear Archbishop Bernard Hebda speak in the Academy of Holy Angels High School gymnasium that night.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Gym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gym. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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