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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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As one of the Foundation’s top executives, Gatlin managed its daily operations, oversaw fundraising activities and had complete control over spending.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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With a swath of apps taking betting from the casino to one’s pocket, the industry has captured the interest of Gen Z, who saw a 7% year-over-year increase in online sports betting activity as of 2025’s second quarter, TransUnion found in a report released last month.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Some were assigned cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and others were assigned to exercise activities such as aerobics, swimming, and cycling in addition to their standard care for their condition for 12 weeks.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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Before opening it, Madsen worked in the fitness industry, first as an aerobics instructor before evolving into a personal trainer, boot camp instructor and step aerobics instructor.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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An ultra-orthodox school sat adjacent to the library, and its staff supplied the settlers with sleeping mats and air conditioning for the long night.—
Ryan Byrnes,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Other creature comforts include a Renogy electrical system with a touchscreen command center, air conditioning, and an auto-leveling suspension.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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