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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Recent Examples of gymnasium
Wednesdays after school, club members receive dryland instruction in Mount Carmel’s gymnasium.
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The seven-acre estate includes a basketball gymnasium, circular infinity pool, putting green, tennis court and cigar room.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 12 May 2025
Nine young people at a City College of New York gymnasium were crushed to death in an overcrowded stairwell.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Hundreds of mostly white, older constituents spilled over from Cuesta College’s performing arts center to an overflow room in the campus gymnasium.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The seven-acre estate includes a basketball gymnasium, circular infinity pool, putting green, tennis court and cigar room.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 12 May 2025
Nine young people at a City College of New York gymnasium were crushed to death in an overcrowded stairwell.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Hundreds of mostly white, older constituents spilled over from Cuesta College’s performing arts center to an overflow room in the campus gymnasium.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gymnasium
gym
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Not to forget a gym, theater, custom bar, and game area, or the infinity pool and a private dock with a boat lift outside.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Surveillance footage shows Sam going to the gym at 4:45 p.m., according to an investigation report from the medical examiner’s office.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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“Gymnasium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnasium. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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