as in exertion
energetic movement of the body for the sake of physical fitness
had to restrict his activity after the surgery, which meant letting the weeds take over the garden
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Recent Examples of activity
All activities involving Howard County Public School System students and staff are canceled due to forecasted inclement weather.
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Rates at hotels and resorts drop off in the summer months, though soaring temperatures make activities like kayaking or hiking a challenge.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Her organization estimated that in 2022, New York City lost twenty-three billion dollars in economic activity owing to child-care shortages—which are only made worse by the loss of private options such as Weekday or the Red Balloon.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Sports events, playful activities with children and the arts will all appeal to you.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Rates at hotels and resorts drop off in the summer months, though soaring temperatures make activities like kayaking or hiking a challenge.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Her organization estimated that in 2022, New York City lost twenty-three billion dollars in economic activity owing to child-care shortages—which are only made worse by the loss of private options such as Weekday or the Red Balloon.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Sports events, playful activities with children and the arts will all appeal to you.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for activity
Noun
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Some levels of pain or discomfort, such as those created by the exertion of hard physical exercise, can have positive associations.—
Conor Purcell,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2025
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Muscles bulging and soaked in sweat, his face is etched in a grimace of extreme exertion.—
Sarah Shephard,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Dale Torborg was a roving White Sox strength and conditioning coordinator from 2004-22.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Each one sleeps up to five people, and comes with air conditioning and heat, a skylight for stargazing, and a deck with Adirondack chairs for taking in the surrounding forest.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Gemini [archival audio]: Key body-weight exercises, squats, stand with feet shoulder-width apart, lower your hips as if sitting in a chair, keeping your back straight and chest up.—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that increased levels of aerobic exercise in the aging rats reduced the appearance of these markers, indicating a slower onset of Alzheimer's.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Activity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activity. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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