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: a usually metal frame supporting an assortment of outdoor play equipment (such as a swing, seesaw, and rings)

Examples of gym in a Sentence

He works out at the gym. Students are required to take gym.
Recent Examples on the Web The resort has a gym, tennis courts, and forested trails for guests to run and cycle on (bikes are available on request). Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2024 After lunch, Montalvo goes to a state-of-the-art gym with cutting-edge equipment, high ceilings, and walls that open like doors, letting in the beautiful Southern California weather. Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024 The employees, the report says, identified the man as Dyer-Mitchell, a member of the gym. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024 While many people’s New Year’s resolutions to hit the gym more often have long since fallen by the wayside, Jelly Roll seems to be sticking to his commitment. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024 The local mixed-martial-arts gym is named Weapons at Hand. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 According to the Gastonia Police Department, Christopher Allan Miller was arrested for indecent exposure following an incident April 4 at a Planet Fitness gym in Gastonia. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2024 In January, the gym hired Molly Mitchell, founder of Rose's Fine Food, a former east-side Detroit diner, as associate director of culinary arts. Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2024 One of the largest employers in the Central Valley, the Wonderful Co. prides itself on its treatment of farmworkers, including paying above minimum wage and extending company benefits — like free use of its health centers and gyms — to full-time employees. Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gym was circa 1871

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“Gym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gym. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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