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noun

as in exercise
something done over and over in order to develop skill a workout with dumbbells for building the muscles of the arms

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Verb
Currently, the Aurora Fire Department’s administration works out of the Central Fire Station on Broadway in downtown Aurora. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 Then, this winter, the pair became coincidental training partners, occasionally working out at the same Southern California facility together as Kim (who, like Ohtani, is represented by Creative Artists Agency) prepared for his own move to the major leagues. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Noun
Whoop Whoop One members will be able to use their Whoop 5.0 to measure sleep, strain and recovery, as well as the cardiovascular and muscular impact of various workouts. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 8 May 2025 In many ways, rowing is the original full-body workout. Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for work out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for work out
Verb
  • Following the murder of her best friend, she’s forced to outrun the mob in her 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, traversing the byways of America while solving murders along the way.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
  • No other sport has hockey’s TV problems, that HD did not solve.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • But, for the last 30 years, the US has still been an active participant in ISA negotiations aimed at developing industry regulations in a Mining Code, according to Carvalho.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
  • Something borrowed, something blue As Xu worked to develop a technology that could revolutionize surgical care for people with advanced-stage cancer, Elissa graduated from high school and went on to study journalism and electronic media at Eastern Michigan University.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Research from the American Medical Association found that nearly all doctors believe AI tools can only succeed if they're fully integrated with electronic health records.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • Both productions succeeded in repositioning Salome as a perverse instrument of justice.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • The Mavericks figure to take Flagg and not look back.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Doing so would then free up Scott Harris and Co. to pursue another upgrade at the July 31 trade deadline, when the Tigers figure to be major buyers.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • What This Means For You While some cortisol-lowering practices can help reduce stress, such as getting better sleep and doing mindfulness exercises, a cortisol detox is unnecessary.
    Helen Carefoot, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
  • Like in many companies, the pandemic hastened Pirelli's speed of digital research and development exercises.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • However, answers as to what's causing this remain elusive.
    Health, Health, 20 May 2025
  • So too is Marner’s, who answered questions about his future dutifully, but with his head often down and his voice barely reaching above a whisper.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Trump could be the right leader to forge compromise.
    J. Tedford Tyler, Time, 17 May 2025
  • Reflecting on their experience in Houston, the Aluminum Narwhals cherished the competition, forging new connections, making quick decisions, and strengthening team bonds.
    Claire Lin And Kyle Vu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • In the first half, the Sparks (1-1) went toe-to-toe with the Lynx.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
  • Belichick joins a rapidly changing sport and is taking over a roster ravaged by the transfer portal and NFL Draft, rebuilding on the fly and making $10 million a year to improve on the tenure of Mack Brown, his 73-year-old predecessor who went 44-33 in five seasons.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 19 May 2025

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