1
as in health
the condition of being sound in body
a gymnastics program promoting fitness and agility in school-aged children
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as in relevance
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
I have to question the fitness of wearing a bright red dress to a funeral
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Recent Examples of fitness
In addition to a monetary settlement that would be paid out by the city's insurance, the families were asking for Uvalde Police to adopt new fitness standards for the force and boost officer training, attorneys announced at a press conference in May 2024.
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Jenny Wagnon Courts, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
Store your gardening tools, cushions, fitness equipment, toys and other items in the interior.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Regardless, that doesn’t stop many doctors, fitness professionals, and physical therapists from recommending Epsom salts in the treatment of muscle pain and fatigue.
—Alice Nardiotti, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
According to design plans, the ground floor would include car and bicycle parking, a fitness center, leasing office, rentable storage space, a lobby and a dog washing station.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Wagnon Courts, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2025
Store your gardening tools, cushions, fitness equipment, toys and other items in the interior.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Regardless, that doesn’t stop many doctors, fitness professionals, and physical therapists from recommending Epsom salts in the treatment of muscle pain and fatigue.
—Alice Nardiotti, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
According to design plans, the ground floor would include car and bicycle parking, a fitness center, leasing office, rentable storage space, a lobby and a dog washing station.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fitness
Noun
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Since January the Trump administration has slashed federal funding for research projects centered on equity, health disparities and marginalized communities.—
Angel Algarin,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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What are your personal challenges with the maternal health system?—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
17 Apr. 2025
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But even during what in hindsight seems like the agency’s peak of relevance, a sense of unease and mounting scrutiny remained.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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No fin-de-siècle artist was more fascinated by the artistic relevance of gawkers on the streets of Paris than Félix Vallotton.—
Heather O’Donnell,
The New York Review of Books,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Answer May Surprise You I Traded My Coffee For Green Tea—And My Energy Levels Transformed Sign up for Vogue’s beauty and wellness newsletter to receive the insider’s guide to all things beauty and wellness Never miss a Vogue moment and get unlimited digital access for just $2 $1 per month.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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The incident occurred Friday at his home, and his body was found after Springfield, Missouri, police responded to the home for a wellness check.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Rather than focusing on the validity of Trump's executive action, the Justice Department argued that a judge in one part of the country shouldn't be able to block actions nationally.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The manipulation of the Death Master File itself has obliterated its validity as a data source for financial and commercial institutions.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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Today's demonstrations show the strength of our growing movement, powered by people of all walks of life coming together to demand investments in our communities, not more cages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Getty Images That said, international and U.S. stock returns tend to ebb and flow in cycles, with each showing multi-year periods of relative strength and weakness.—
Greg Iacurci,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Teenage Happiness Index The table below shows the average happiness score of teenagers in each state (ten being the best possible score).—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Each band member had a moment to showcase their instrumental skills with solo beats before moving on to the next section of songs, which centered around loneliness and isolation, ultimately leading to finding happiness.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Every business of every size needs to analyze and assess the validity and usefulness of its processes at least every two years.—
Brenda Abdilla,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Labor—the activity of turning nonhuman nature into human usefulness—lies at the heart of all societies.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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With Haliburton, the two-time All-Star and Olympian, as its centerpiece, Indiana has roared back to relevancy, making the Eastern Conference finals last season and looking like a legit contender again on the eve of this season’s postseason.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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In the rarefied air of the National League, the major-market Cubs need to scrap their way back to relevancy.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Fitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitness. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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