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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
Aside from Riley Greene’s homer to center in the fourth inning, everything went about as well as possible for Alcantara, who worked out of trouble in the seventh after giving up a single and double to start the inning. Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 Meanwhile, the Padres, which had pushed back against the new minimum wage during hearings before the council’s Select Committee on Addressing Cost of Living, were able to work out an agreement where the wages for Petco Park workers would gradually rise over a four-year period. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
But the temptation of using default-mode AI to avoid hard work will continue to be a more fundamental and classic problem of teaching, course design and motivating students to avoid shortcuts that undermine their cognitive workout. Brian W. Stone, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025 Sports dietitians say that taking it consistently helps keep muscle stores high, supports meeting daily creatine needs, and aids in muscle recovery—setting you up for an incredible workout once your rest day is over. Christina Manian, Health, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for work out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for work out
Verb
  • New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In this case, just adding one molecule at the interface solved a problem that’s been blocking dual-function indoor devices for years.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Consider how closed captioning, originally developed for deaf and hard-of-hearing users, now benefits millions in noisy environments or when audio isn't available.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Drought concerns in the Midwest and Northeast Widespread moderate drought has developed recently in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast, where precipitation during August was well below normal (rainfall deficits of 3 to 5 inches).
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bryan Seabury, who succeeded McNamara as head of drama in 2016, continues to lead the studio’s drama team; Kate Adler who ran comedy at the time, continues to do so.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Now, a team of international astronomers has succeeded in deciphering the gravitational wave signal, GW190412, to determine more about the collision and the resulting event that sent an infant black hole hurtling through space.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Belly, with her flaws and indecision, reflects the awkward but deeply human process of figuring oneself out.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Everything else will figure itself out.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Remember that cognitive difficulty often signals growth, just as physical soreness after exercise indicates muscle development.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Republicans have treated Raskin’s calls for transparency as a political exercise, noting that President Joe Biden did not face the same uproar over Epstein.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That was a 12-play, 75-yard drive for the Razorbacks to answer the Rebels' first score.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk was answering an audience question about mass shootings when the bullet struck his neck, causing students and visitors to flee in panic.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The global energy transition is forging ahead, fracturing old trade alliances and generating new forms of geopolitical leverage that all companies need to be more attuned to, JPMorgan believes.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This début novel of Southern small-town life considers the hypocrisies forged in patriarchy’s crucible and the difficulty of reckoning with a father’s sins.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lucky went 1,500 days in the shelter without being adopted, then everything changed.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025

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