as in gymnasiums
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
he decided to get up early and go to the gym to lift weights
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Recent Examples of gyms
As consumer confidence improves, restaurants, bars, hotels, and event venues are likely to benefit, as will gyms, beauty salons, and other service providers.
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Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Since 2023, eight franchises either opened new practice facilities, renovated or began development on new gyms, with some construction projects costing as much as nine figures.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This leaves a critical gap in knowledge on the field, especially when practice environments like gyms without air conditioning or turf fields, where temperatures can register 40 degrees hotter than grass, add to the danger.
—Laura Schifter, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
The expansion happening in San Francisco’s climbing gyms mirrors patterns worldwide.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
The program is available at gyms at Texas Health Resources campuses in Dallas and Hurst-Euless-Bedford, in addition to Southwest Fort Worth.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Some gyms also have the devices on hand for their patrons to use.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
The cross-pollination between gyms like this and the world of online masculinity is strong.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The earliest that any of the five gyms, including Municipal, could come online would be 2027, Hodge estimated.
—Rose Evans
updated September 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Rohit Arora, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Since 2023, eight franchises either opened new practice facilities, renovated or began development on new gyms, with some construction projects costing as much as nine figures.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
This leaves a critical gap in knowledge on the field, especially when practice environments like gyms without air conditioning or turf fields, where temperatures can register 40 degrees hotter than grass, add to the danger.
—Laura Schifter, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
The expansion happening in San Francisco’s climbing gyms mirrors patterns worldwide.
—Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
The program is available at gyms at Texas Health Resources campuses in Dallas and Hurst-Euless-Bedford, in addition to Southwest Fort Worth.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
Some gyms also have the devices on hand for their patrons to use.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
The cross-pollination between gyms like this and the world of online masculinity is strong.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The earliest that any of the five gyms, including Municipal, could come online would be 2027, Hodge estimated.
—Rose Evans
updated September 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gyms
gymnasiums
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Steer clear of windows and avoid seeking refuge in large open areas such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, or auditoriums.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Gyms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gyms. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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