working out

present participle of work out
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Recent Examples of working out How working out in the morning or evening affects sleep and energy depends on the type of workout, your typical sleeping and eating patterns, and other individual factors. Simon Spichak, Health, 7 Oct. 2025 This approach is also described as operating at 70% efficiency, while consuming a relatively small amount of energy (3 kWh per kg of CO2), and working out to an impressive $230 per ton of CO2. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025 Over the previous two weeks, Reid had appeared on the social media feeds of University of Minnesota head coach Niko Medved and on the Timberwolves account, while working out in the Twin Cities, a sign of Reid trying to reclaim some sense of normalcy after the heartbreak. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 Evidently, the partnership is working out, as the multi-year contract was extended in 2024. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025 So, what’s a burgeoning fitness girl to do with her hair when working out several days a week? Essence, 23 Sep. 2025 Research shows that new experiences—like stepping outside and encountering a new environment while working out—trigger the brain's reward system. Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025 Things have a way of working out no matter where Stevens plays. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 On August 20, ESPN reported that the WNBA superstar suffered another minor injury while working out. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for working out
Verb
  • The flume will be able to melt ice in the winter, solving a problem SRP has dealt with when creeks and rivers take on ice.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Rizo had an incredible comeback in finding a treasure in the sand after solving a puzzle.
    Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The area has a 10% chance of developing in the next 48 hours and a 10% chance of developing in the next seven days.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Since developing the coffee program at Yum Village, where Nyles crafted coffee beverages infused with Afro-Caribbean flavors like lattes flavored with buttered rum and scotch bonnets, Hold Me Closer XX is now located inside the Corktown production studio 1301 Studios.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • They were likely delayed by the recent leadership change, with Peter Friedlander succeeding Vernon Sanders as Head of Global TV for Amazon MGM Studios.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mateer had a breakout year last season while succeeding Ward, then transferred to Oklahoma this offseason.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His head was calculating and doing algebra instead of calculus.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • While working-class and immigrant communities hail these policies as overdue relief, higher earners are calculating their exit strategies.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists – two of them American and one Japanese – for unraveling how the immune system protects us from thousands of different microbes trying to invade our bodies.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Oscar-winning actress stars as Grace, a mother living in Montana who begins to show signs of postpartum psychosis, her mental distress unraveling her relationship with Jackson (Robert Pattinson).
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These companies do not make a habit of forging relationships with small organic farmers.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • This would mean forging an understanding with Labour, the Greens, or both.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Van Hecke dangled a leg inside his own box, with Evanilson going over to win the decisive penalty in a 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • As Jeremy Allen White and Bruce Springsteen awaited their segments, Kimmel got into game mode, going over jokes and making notes.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Just figuring the run right there, Blake’s pitched some of the biggest outs, innings in the postseason for us.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The bigger issue is the Texas A&M defense, which was assaulted by a Notre Dame offense still figuring it out with a first-year starter at quarterback.
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Working out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/working%20out. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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