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as in activity
energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness
the doctor ordered plenty of fresh air and exercise
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as in use
the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose
the observation that the best exercise for losing weight is the exercise of one's ability to say no to food
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as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the only way to exercise your writing skills is to do more writing
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as in to use
to put into action or service
commended the firefighters for exercising really good judgment in that emergency
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as in to bother
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
the slightest change in travel plans is enough to get him all exercised
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Recent Examples of exercise
Jillian Kubala, Health, 31 Dec. 2024
Breeze Airways invited me to a mock flight exercise meant to help get those travelers more familiar with what to expect.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Play pickleball or golf once the weather gets warmer, which can also help those whose resolution is to exercise more.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
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Trauma, extreme exercise, crush injuries, infections, muscle diseases, and certain medications can trigger rhabdomyolysis.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 31 Dec. 2024
Breeze Airways invited me to a mock flight exercise meant to help get those travelers more familiar with what to expect.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
Police urge residents to exercise extreme caution when encountering such phone calls.
—River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Play pickleball or golf once the weather gets warmer, which can also help those whose resolution is to exercise more.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
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More than 60 percent of global methane emissions come from human activity: extracting fossil fuels; raising cows that burp (not fart); dumping trash in our landfills and waste treatment sites.Rob Jackson, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hours before departing from Kennedy to Florida Monday night, the plane began its day in Kingston, Jamaica, where historically there is a high risk of stowaway activity on U.S.-bound flights.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Employers can't take adverse actions against employees for this practice, but firearms must remain out of sight.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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However, this practice has sparked skepticism among job seekers, who are becoming increasingly cautious about roles that lack clear timelines or active recruitment efforts.Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The lawsuit, originally filed by DHL in September, centers around a financial disagreement stemming from MyPillow's use of DHL's delivery services.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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In the future, Watch Duty hopes to explore the use of other types of data, such as river gauges, tsunami buoys and earthquakes.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yet the imposition of financial obstacles to limit access to care still exerts a powerful influence on healthcare policy in the U.S.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The country also exerts control over much of the mining and refining of critical minerals essential to the global economy and boasts some of the world’s most advanced infrastructure, including the largest high-speed rail network and cutting-edge 5G systems.Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Eddy's book is written primarily for those in the legal profession, but many of the insights about a high-conflict individual can apply to those in other industries.Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Conservators applied solvent gel to soften the paint before carefully shaving away the layers using plastic scrapers.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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The company started to bring on editors who seemed less bothered by the PFC model.Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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She was not bothered by the 50-degree morning in Pasadena — which, to many of the Southern Californians in attendance, qualified as chilly.Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The responding person doesn’t need to engage in much mental exertion in such instances.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Well, this task often requires time, patience, and a bit of physical exertion.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2024
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Angel City goalkeeper Angelina Anderson was called up to the women’s senior national team for the first time Tuesday and will join club teammate Alyssa Thompson for a weeklong training camp in Carson next week.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Biden, then 31, was in Atlanta to speak to a convention of the Jaycees, a leadership training organization then limited to men under 40.Susan Page, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Exercise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exercise. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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