as in gym
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
since it was raining, the kids had recess in the gymnasium
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The main stand contained a billiards room, a plunge bath, a massage room, a gymnasium and a referee’s room.
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Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
As the audience pressed into a tight corner of the Park Avenue Armory, a jumbotron illuminated the darkened gymnasium, its bright red digits counting down with an eerie finality.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Now the co-coach at Rosary with Richard Yoon, Aragon was again in a visiting gymnasium to support one of his former players from his once powerhouse girls program at Orangewood Academy.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025
The main building includes a gymnasium with two basketball courts, and it can also be used for volleyball and pickleball.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
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Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
As the audience pressed into a tight corner of the Park Avenue Armory, a jumbotron illuminated the darkened gymnasium, its bright red digits counting down with an eerie finality.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Now the co-coach at Rosary with Richard Yoon, Aragon was again in a visiting gymnasium to support one of his former players from his once powerhouse girls program at Orangewood Academy.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025
The main building includes a gymnasium with two basketball courts, and it can also be used for volleyball and pickleball.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gymnasium
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“Gymnasium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnasium. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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