as in gym
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium
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Recent Examples of gymnasium
Merage also features a health and fitness complex, licensed preschool and toddler care, teen lounge, gymnasium, junior Olympic swimming pool and facilities for social occasions.
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Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
About 60 community members gathered on September 15 at the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA gymnasium in Louisville’s California neighborhood to hear from the two organizations vying to serve as the independent monitor for reforms at the Louisville Metro Police Department.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
The remodel of the former office building included the construction of about 30 traditional classrooms, art rooms with kilns, science labs, a band room, gymnasium and cafeteria, McGlynn said.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The former gymnasium for the laborer training school that once occupied the property and now serves as Olivet’s chapel is decorated with holiday decor on December 13, 2022, for an upcoming choir concert.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
About 60 community members gathered on September 15 at the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA gymnasium in Louisville’s California neighborhood to hear from the two organizations vying to serve as the independent monitor for reforms at the Louisville Metro Police Department.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
The remodel of the former office building included the construction of about 30 traditional classrooms, art rooms with kilns, science labs, a band room, gymnasium and cafeteria, McGlynn said.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
The former gymnasium for the laborer training school that once occupied the property and now serves as Olivet’s chapel is decorated with holiday decor on December 13, 2022, for an upcoming choir concert.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gymnasium
gym
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Per the listing, there’s also a large, fully functional gym or potential accessory dwelling unit, plus plenty of room on the grounds for a future play area or a sports court.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
2 Oct. 2025
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Others—such as an eagerness to engage someone in combat—work in the gym, ring, and battlefield but become counterproductive and even destructive outside of those contexts.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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