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 The set is available in red and blue and comes with many cooking essentials, including pots, pans, stainless steel mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, and a wooden turner and spoon. Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025 There's a handy remote control page turner, scroller, and clicker device on sale for just $7, which at that price, is worth grabbing just for fun! Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 Perhaps that’s good for a stage production, which needs the sharp contrast a page turner can finesse. Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 White, who served as a tile turner during Pat Sajak's run and now for Ryan Seacrest, has worn a different look for every single episode. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turner
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gymnast
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  • Among Ong's classmates, one is now an Olympic gymnast and orthopedic surgeon, another is a VP at Meta, while others are a pediatrician, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, an Olympic pole-vaulter and emergency room physician, a civil engineer who moonlights as a comedian, and a film producer and director.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • Olympic gymnasts Jordyn Wieber Brooks and Chris Brooks are officially parents!
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 13 June 2025

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“Turner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turner. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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