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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Each of 24 students had to have a science project (with functional practical effects, unfortunately cut for time), and then there had to be enough others present to explore the fair and fill out the gymnasium.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2025
Later in the day, the books and furniture saved were stored in the gymnasium.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
What is Justin? Down the hall from Justin’s development offices, in a small gymnasium with worn wooden floors, several dozen retirees sat around foldable plastic tables with paper plates of catered Whataburger at hand.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
The Spy Ponders have been unable to play on their home court due to new school construction, causing them instead to use the old Waltham High School gymnasium and Ottoson Middle School.
—Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2025
Later in the day, the books and furniture saved were stored in the gymnasium.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
What is Justin? Down the hall from Justin’s development offices, in a small gymnasium with worn wooden floors, several dozen retirees sat around foldable plastic tables with paper plates of catered Whataburger at hand.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025
The Spy Ponders have been unable to play on their home court due to new school construction, causing them instead to use the old Waltham High School gymnasium and Ottoson Middle School.
—Matt Feld, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Gymnasium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnasium. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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