as in turner
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
Dunne, 22, an athlete in her own right, was a star gymnast at LSU and influencer.
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Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 2 July 2025
The CrossFit workout methodology was developed by Greg Glassman, a former gymnast and personal trainer, in Santa Cruz, California, in the mid-1990s.
—Calum Marsh, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
Among Ong's classmates, one is now an Olympic gymnast and orthopedic surgeon, another is a VP at Meta, while others are a pediatrician, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, an Olympic pole-vaulter and emergency room physician, a civil engineer who moonlights as a comedian, and a film producer and director.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Olympic gymnasts Jordyn Wieber Brooks and Chris Brooks are officially parents!
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 13 June 2025
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Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 2 July 2025
The CrossFit workout methodology was developed by Greg Glassman, a former gymnast and personal trainer, in Santa Cruz, California, in the mid-1990s.
—Calum Marsh, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
Among Ong's classmates, one is now an Olympic gymnast and orthopedic surgeon, another is a VP at Meta, while others are a pediatrician, a partner at Snell & Wilmer, an Olympic pole-vaulter and emergency room physician, a civil engineer who moonlights as a comedian, and a film producer and director.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Olympic gymnasts Jordyn Wieber Brooks and Chris Brooks are officially parents!
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gymnast
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However, a recent report from Oxford Economics is drawing attention to the fact that some college graduates are having a harder time finding work than previous generations of tassel turners.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
6 June 2025
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The turner runs the length of the 50-foot room, keeping the grains from clumping.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2025
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Motorized under-desk leg exercisers can provide modest exercise benefits similar to NEAT.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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The difference here, of course, is that the exerciser is using dumbbells instead of a 45-pound shepherd mix!—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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“Gymnast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymnast. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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