as in gymnast
one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
in the days before physical fitness became part of the mainstream, turners in athletic clubs were often regarded as social oddities
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Recent Examples of turner
For instance, a sleekly aerodynamic turner spatula (starting from $44), fabricated from a single piece of stainless steel, from the hundred-and-sixty-six-year-old French cutlery producer André Verdier.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Sky will be a head-turner, too.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
The story of Sasaki is an incredible one as the starter-turner-reliever began the 2025 season as a member of the Dodgers rotation.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Skims is back with another head-turner, with a shocking new line of thongs.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Sky will be a head-turner, too.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
The story of Sasaki is an incredible one as the starter-turner-reliever began the 2025 season as a member of the Dodgers rotation.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Skims is back with another head-turner, with a shocking new line of thongs.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turner
gymnast
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Athletes like University of Michigan gymnast and Olympic bronze medalist Fredrick ‘Flips’ Richard, who boasts close to 1 million followers and 40 million likes on TikTok, have leveraged the possibilities of NIL to make an impact beyond the school or the sport.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The American gymnast Simone Biles is there, as is Stormzy, the three-time Brit Award-winning rapper and co-owner of non-League side Croydon Athletic.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Turner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turner. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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