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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And on cue, the gymnasium’s scoreboard collapses to the floor.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
Several days later, while visiting Miami, Conrad arranged for the band to visit Clay’s gymnasium.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Responding officers secured the campus and all students were gathered and moved to the school's gymnasium, Honea said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Photos of school heroes line the walls of the gymnasium at West Vigo High School.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025
Several days later, while visiting Miami, Conrad arranged for the band to visit Clay’s gymnasium.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Responding officers secured the campus and all students were gathered and moved to the school's gymnasium, Honea said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Photos of school heroes line the walls of the gymnasium at West Vigo High School.
—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Gymnasium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnasium. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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