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one who performs feats of physical strength, balance, and agility on special apparatus
the years of training required to become a champion gymnast
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Recent Examples of gymnast
But to do a front flip is significantly more difficult than a backflip – just ask any gymnast.
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New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Prior Lake has had at least one gymnast at state in 15 of the last 16 years.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
He had been awarded more than 120 medals as a gymnast.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
On Saturday, many of the country’s top women’s gymnasts competed in Louisville at the Winter Cup, the first meet in USA Gymnastics’ competitive calendar.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2025
Prior Lake has had at least one gymnast at state in 15 of the last 16 years.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
He had been awarded more than 120 medals as a gymnast.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
On Saturday, many of the country’s top women’s gymnasts competed in Louisville at the Winter Cup, the first meet in USA Gymnastics’ competitive calendar.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Gymnast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnast. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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