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
In the mid-1990s, with continuing growth, additional classrooms and a gymnasium were constructed.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Those include a gymnasium, aquatics center, improving safety and accessibility, and - pickleball.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The upper floor would function primarily as a gymnasium for basketball, soccer and volleyball, with the flexibility to host events as needed.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While King lends experience and leadership, freshman point guard Geralynn Byers-Veal provides contagious energy and voice that can be 'round the gymnasium.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Those include a gymnasium, aquatics center, improving safety and accessibility, and - pickleball.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
The upper floor would function primarily as a gymnasium for basketball, soccer and volleyball, with the flexibility to host events as needed.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
While King lends experience and leadership, freshman point guard Geralynn Byers-Veal provides contagious energy and voice that can be 'round the gymnasium.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gymnasium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gymnasium
gym
Noun
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Back to basics at the gym Feltner is the thinking man’s pitcher.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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The spoof film saw her play Miss Mann, the gym teacher who gives Anna Faris' Cindy Campbell a memorable pep talk.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Gymnasium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnasium. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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