as in gym
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
a six-month membership in a health spa with the specific purpose of losing weight
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Recent Examples of spa
Overlooking the Great Hall are chairs and tables for work-from-home tenants, spread through the building are the two large fitness centers, a package center and a dog spa.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2026
The result is a hotel that doesn’t simply nod to Rome’s past but revels in it – while delivering the kind of polished service, destination dining and cocooning spa that makes stepping back outside entirely optional.
—Vicki Power, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Two swimming pools, a bocce court, a yoga studio, a dog spa and a clubroom would all be part of the condo lifestyle.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Nearly a dozen dining options, plus a spa, fitness center, and golf course, are also part of the experience.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2026
The result is a hotel that doesn’t simply nod to Rome’s past but revels in it – while delivering the kind of polished service, destination dining and cocooning spa that makes stepping back outside entirely optional.
—Vicki Power, TheWeek, 23 Mar. 2026
Two swimming pools, a bocce court, a yoga studio, a dog spa and a clubroom would all be part of the condo lifestyle.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Nearly a dozen dining options, plus a spa, fitness center, and golf course, are also part of the experience.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spa
Noun
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For a more active approach to wellbeing, the second-floor gym offers treadmills, elliptical machines, and weight-training equipment, and hosts yoga and pilates sessions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Arrizurieta said people should think of the chamber’s networking power like a gym membership.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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From Fayetteville gymnasiums to professional courts in Rwanda, Canada and now China — and soon back to a Charlotte stage — Cole continues to remind North Carolinians that one of their own never stops reaching.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2026
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Video obtained by the Daily News shows a group of inmates in the MDC Brooklyn federal jail trying to climb a gymnasium wall for nearly 20 minutes in a clumsy attempt to pull a rope packed with contraband through a window.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Spa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spa. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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