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as in uses
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
the observation that the best exercise for losing weight is the exercise of one's ability to say no to food
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as in practises
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing
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as in applies
to put into action or service
commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
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as in alarms
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exercises
Verb
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Labor advocates argue that the level of control Amazon exerts over these workers' conditions more closely resembles an employer-employee relationship.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024 -
This in turn can spur evolutionary genetic and metabolic investments that protect against, or repair, the damage life exerts on cells.—
Brian Handwerk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Dec. 2024
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This has led to unique jewelry that uses sustainable diamonds and personalized processes to create pieces that perfectly match each occasion.—
Molly Peck,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
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This piece of exercise equipment uses gravity and your body weight to create resistance.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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She was honored for designing materials for applications in solar cells, batteries, and medical imaging.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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With the cold, dry air and indoor heating, my lips require multiple applications a day.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That only applies to iOS, though.—
Chris Welch,
The Verge,
26 Dec. 2024
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The recall applies only to units with the Julian code 327 and a use by date of Jan 5, 2025, which can be found printed on the side of the plastic egg carton.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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That’s because Apple utilizes OpenAI’s industry-leading large language models.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
7 Jan. 2025
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For the protective coating, the research utilizes trifluoromethane (CHF3), a by-product of plastic manufacturing.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Vrabel, sans helmet, wasn’t shy about jumping into the fray during live practice drills.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Black & Decker’s electric drills, for example, compete not just with other drills but with Father’s Day gifts like neckties.—
Vincent Gregoire,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Recent work on the Israeli Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) dairy farm exploits Convolution Neural Networks (CNNs) and Transformers to reach 98% face detection and a 96% accuracy in identifying cows.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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This idea exploits the current limitations of AI systems and the ease with which unexpected shifts in the data can trick them.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
16 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Across their global operations, RED continues to enhance the luxury excursion market.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025
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Kansas City International Airport halted its flight operations Saturday afternoon because of icy conditions on its runway and taxiways.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Exercises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exercises. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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