workout
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Definition of workout
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work out
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Synonyms for workout
Synonyms: Noun
drill, exercise, practice (also practise), routine, training
Synonyms: Verb
answer, break, crack, dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out), resolve, riddle (out), solve, unravel, unriddle, work
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Examples of workout in a Sentence
Noun
The team had a good workout at practice today. Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.Verb
by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem worked out a compromise between the warring factions
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Their empire may supply your toilet paper, the beef for your steaks, and the spandex in your workout clothes. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "This is the Koch Brothers empire," 23 Aug. 2019 Dwight Howard will headline the list of centers joining Los Angeles for a workout, per Wojnarowski. — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, "Report: Lakers Planning Workouts for Joakim Noah, Dwight Howard, Mo Speights," 20 Aug. 2019 Model duo Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber proved as much earlier today, when they were spotted after a Los Angeles Pilates class with a twinning hair solution for sweaty strands post-workout. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber Have a Twinning Hair Moment Post-Pilates," 19 Aug. 2019 For a heart-pumping workout, trek up Piestewa Peak. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "100 free things to do in metro Phoenix," 17 Aug. 2019 Hicks-Onu sustained a knee injury in January of 2018 during a workout, knocking him out for coach Jonathan Smithās entire first season. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon State safety Omar Hicks-Onu wonāt let a one-year absence dampen his spirit: Day 8 recap," 9 Aug. 2019 Selfies could have a vital health purpose beyond simply boosting your self-confidence or showing off your post-workout gains. — Fox News, "Selfies could measure your blood pressure, scientists discover," 8 Aug. 2019 The biggest change, the coach said, is the pro lifestyle: sessions that can last five hours with running and rehab, more intense workouts, fewer races, better diet. — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "After sputtering for months, Pike's Lynna Irby hunts medals at Pan Am Games," 3 Aug. 2019 Do any mid-workout wiping with the back of your hand. — Scott Douglas, Washington Post, "Your gym is teeming with invisible members: Germs. Hereās how to avoid them.," 29 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Friedmanās theory in question A half-century later, Friedmanās theory about the eventual benefits to society of shareholder capitalism hasnāt worked out that way. — Bruce Deboskey, The Denver Post, "On Philanthropy: In the eyes of business leaders, āsocial purposeā has replaced āshareholder capitalismā," 8 Sep. 2019 But in the footage above, that arrangement doesn't appear to be working out. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "A New Sneak Peek of the Downton Abbey Movie Shows Lady Mary Telling Carson "I Need Your Help"," 7 Sep. 2019 There were early employees who could have been potential co-founders, but that did not work out. — Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, "A former Indian Goldman Sachs executive is building the āNetflix of furnitureā," 29 Aug. 2019 Navajo officials had hoped to piece together a deal to save the plant, but that did not work out. — Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, "Last coal train rolls to Arizona power plant as closure looms for major polluter," 26 Aug. 2019 Sadly, the idea didn't work out, probably because the Queen decided that the castle wasn't the best place to raise a young, growing family. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Reportedly Wanted to Live in Windsor Castle with the Queen Instead of Frogmore Cottage," 18 Aug. 2019 Kuzma could play some minutes as a small-ball center, but that didnāt work out so well last season, and the relatively slender 6-foot-9 wing canāt bang quite as well as Davis can. — Kyle Goon, Orange County Register, "Purple & Bold: DeMarcus Cousinsā injury opens a can of worms for the Lakers," 16 Aug. 2019 And a lawyer for the governor promised the Ethics Commission that Justice would soon add The Greenbrier, among other businesses, to the list, as soon as agreements could be worked out with various lenders. — Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, "Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest," 15 Aug. 2019 To absorb Kashmir into India, the architects of the federal constitution and local Kashmiri leaders spent years working out an unwieldy joint legal system. — The Economist, "India abruptly ends the last special protection enjoyed by Kashmir," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'workout.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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