as in gymnasium
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
he decided to get up early and go to the gym to lift weights
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Back in the holding pen, Alli Jo goes straight in on Zoe for stealing Grant at the gym.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The women changed into athleisure and met Grant, 31, in the gym for a game of basketball.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of home gym equipment out there to choose from—so, why choose to use bands in your workouts?
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 4 Feb. 2025
Zana Muno, a standout volleyball player at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High who won consecutive NCAA titles playing beach volleyball for UCLA, will be among those inducted in the high school’s sports Hall of Fame on March 29 at the gym.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
The women changed into athleisure and met Grant, 31, in the gym for a game of basketball.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of home gym equipment out there to choose from—so, why choose to use bands in your workouts?
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 4 Feb. 2025
Zana Muno, a standout volleyball player at Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High who won consecutive NCAA titles playing beach volleyball for UCLA, will be among those inducted in the high school’s sports Hall of Fame on March 29 at the gym.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Gym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gym. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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