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: a usually metal frame supporting an assortment of outdoor play equipment (such as a swing, seesaw, and rings)

Examples of gym in a Sentence

He works out at the gym. Students are required to take gym.
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Barcelona requested extensive analysis on his muscle fibres to get to the bottom of his injury record, the results of which indicated that Pedri needed to undergo more strength work in the gym. Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 Hutchinson High School’s FFA chapter concluded its observance of National FFA Week with a kiss-the-calf event Friday in the high school gym. Kendall Larson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Sales of its connected fitness products are still falling, and exercise buffs are back in the gym and no longer see as much use for at-home equipment. Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025 Sefo is a regular on the mats at the Xtreme Couture gym in Las Vegas that Strickland calls home, and the 53-year-old K-1 kickboxing legend and six-time Muay Thai world champion is someone even Strickland won't mess with in the gym. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gym 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gym was circa 1871

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“Gym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gym. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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