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Recent Examples of weight lifting
Throughout the day, as the professor’s thoughts cascade from Dostoyevsky to YouTube fitness influencers, nearly every one of Castro’s acerbic, unfiltered paragraphs contains a bristling insight about literature, weight lifting, or academic politics.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weight lifting
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Adjust settings to accommodate your body mechanics and ensure a comfortable range of motion.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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His background is in sports science, so body mechanics are important to him.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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Engler explained that the outing followed gymnastics practice.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Zlata participated in her first gymnastics competition in November 2023, according to her Instagram.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Park superintendents could decide if previously scheduled special events and activities authorized by special use permits could go on, if no NPS personnel are needed for monitoring them.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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As a microschool founder, Shackelford shapes her school’s culture, including library selections, after-school activities, and community engagement strategies.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Morning yoga, aqua aerobics, dance classes, and bocce ball are particularly popular with the parents.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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For more structured movement, Frank Brown Park offers group water aerobics classes in a heated outdoor pool—perfect for low-impact exercise and community connection year-round.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Game recognizes game, and Kelce has expressed his admiration for the effort and conditioning required for Swift’s concert performances.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Instead of pumping in conventional air conditioning, it was surrounded by proprietary glass panes filled with cooled water.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The case drew international attention over allegations that Smollett had allegedly staged the attack and paid two bodybuilding brothers to pretend to be his assailants.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Later, after giving up baseball for competitive bodybuilding, Rotman experienced great success, but this was delayed by a major injury.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Weight lifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weight%20lifting. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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