as in gym
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
a six-month membership in a health spa with the specific purpose of losing weight
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Recent Examples of spa
Nestled in the rolling hills of Somerset, Bath is a glorious English city that seduces with its honeyed townhouses, stately colonnaded crescents, swish spas, and timeless Roman relics.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Apply this to: Hospitality, med spas, fitness studios — anywhere reviews make or break customer acquisition.
—Brianne Dezzutti, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
The disease is not contagious from person to person, and is typically contracted from sources such as cooling towers, plumbing systems, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, humidifiers, and large air conditioning system condensers.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The harmful bacteria can grow within plumbing systems like cooling towers, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, humidifiers, hot water tanks, and evaporative condensers of large air-conditioners, city health officials wrote.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 31 July 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Apply this to: Hospitality, med spas, fitness studios — anywhere reviews make or break customer acquisition.
—Brianne Dezzutti, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
The disease is not contagious from person to person, and is typically contracted from sources such as cooling towers, plumbing systems, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, humidifiers, and large air conditioning system condensers.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
The harmful bacteria can grow within plumbing systems like cooling towers, whirlpool spas, hot tubs, humidifiers, hot water tanks, and evaporative condensers of large air-conditioners, city health officials wrote.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spa
Noun
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This will also eliminate the need to add a separate workout bench to your home gym.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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The Solstice is one of Dr. Perez’s go-to shoes even beyond the gym.—
Lauren Wingenroth,
SELF,
25 July 2025
Noun
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His shooting mechanics haven’t looked rushed during their reintroduction to game speed, after 12 months of mostly empty gymnasiums.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
14 July 2025
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That’s why Cramer gifted the town a recreation center around the early 1940s, fitted with a gymnasium and pool and located right next to Cramerton School, which housed kids from first to 12th grade.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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“Spa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spa. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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