work out 1 of 2

1
2
3
4

workout

2 of 2

noun

as in exercise
something done over and over in order to develop skill a workout with dumbbells for building the muscles of the arms

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of work out
Verb
The small team, with technical data expertise, worked out of HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, or ASPE. Kff Health News, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025 To make dozens of good choices but bear the psychological burdens of the ones that don’t work out. Judy Berman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
In addition to teammates, Butler regularly opens bottles for his trainers, old friends from high school, and college students who help with his workouts. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2025 Maneuvering a full-sized vacuum cleaner around a car is less of a chore and more of a workout. Clara McMahon, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for work out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for work out
Verb
  • Years of investigation and interrogation failed to definitively solve the mystery of McPherson’s vanishing.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • And it won’t be solved by job descriptions, dashboards, or top-down messaging.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Lowering these hormones became a critical part of keeping the cancer from developing further.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 Apr. 2025
  • To resolve this issue, researchers have been developing new ways to train machine learning algorithms with fewer labels.
    Eloy Geenjaar, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence succeeded in large part because the country’s police had spent years carefully amassing legal evidence.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The endeavor succeeded and eventually became known as Shift4.
    Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Michigan product doesn't ever figure to be much of a force as a pass-rusher, though, and teams may not want to invest a first-round pick on a one-dimensional player.
    Bryce Lazenby, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Without the freedom to experiment, fail and figure things out the hard way, the products, software, and systems that are normative in our day-to-day experience would have never come into existence.
    Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In order to file a free exercise claim, however, plaintiffs have to prove that there is a real measure of coercion that attempts to steer kids into adopting a certain belief.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Strengthening: Add exercises to your regular workout routine that strengthen your hip adductors, pelvic muscles, and lower abdomen.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The aim is to answer the question that has long perplexed scientists: was Mars once habitable?
    Jonathan O’Callaghan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Wade looked directly into it and said hello multiple times, pressing the button, but no one answered.
    D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The film, which is represented internationally by Pathé, follows a woman who leaves her hometown to forge a bigger and better life for herself, but must return home because of a family emergency.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Cuban forged a particular bond with Dumont, sensing long-term business opportunities with the son-in-law of Miriam Adelson, Sheldon’s widow.
    C. Clark, D. Aldridge, S. Amick, F. Katz, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If one or two bounces had gone the other way, Dartmouth would have advanced to the final four for the first time in school history.
    Jay King, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The rest of the Rockies went hitless in their 39 at-bats against the two Padres starters.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Work out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/work%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on work out

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!