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
The villa has a pool, a gym, a spa, plus an eclectic mix of artworks from Erozan’s private collection, but the bespoke dining – masterminded by celebrity chef Carlo Bernardini, who has flown in to join us – is the real star.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
But the Oxford Center is among the alternative medical centers or medical spas that, in recent years, have offered hyperbaric oxygen therapy for conditions that it is not proven to benefit.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Marcela Lappin, who owns a day spa and beauty academy in Slovakia, came as a kind of gift to herself.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Even the shops lining the market square are cloyingly adorable, from the Fairy Tails pet spa to the Hair & Now salon.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
But the Oxford Center is among the alternative medical centers or medical spas that, in recent years, have offered hyperbaric oxygen therapy for conditions that it is not proven to benefit.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Marcela Lappin, who owns a day spa and beauty academy in Slovakia, came as a kind of gift to herself.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Even the shops lining the market square are cloyingly adorable, from the Fairy Tails pet spa to the Hair & Now salon.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spa
Noun
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As a gym-goer, however, data alone doesn't inspire me the way a trainer's encouragement or a friend's fist bump does.—
Hamid Farooqui,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The condo community, not far from the Port Jefferson Long Island Rail Road station (which could be noisy), included a pool, tennis courts and a gym.—
Joyce Cohen,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
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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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“Spa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spa. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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