wellness
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Synonyms & Antonyms for wellness
Synonyms
fitness, health, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, sap, soundness, verdure, wholeness, wholesomeness
Antonyms
illness, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness
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The money enabled the department to hire 40 new staff members and fund such programming as community gardening, game nights, and health and wellness seminars. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "For first time in decades, most Baltimore rec centers now open on Saturdays," 7 Sep. 2019 Alaskans will find the answers to these and many more health and wellness questions at HealthU, a free event presented by Alaska Regional Hospital in conjunction with the Anchorage Daily News. — Anchorage Daily News, "The journey toward a healthier you starts at HealthU," 5 Sep. 2019 Taking this one step further, why wouldn’t Beyonce grow her brand to incorporate health and wellness? — Brian Penick, Billboard, "Five Music Tech Investment Areas You Need to Know (Guest Column)," 5 Sep. 2019 Which doesn’t mean that wellness isn’t a real thing. — Brad Stulberg, Outside Online, "We've Reached Peak Wellness. Most of It Is Nonsense.," 8 Aug. 2019 Long before wellness was the buzzword of the beauty industry, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who would have turned 90 on July 28, embraced the idea of self-care. — Liz Mcneil, PEOPLE.com, "From Pond's Cold Cream to Self-Care: Jackie Kennedy's Beauty Secrets to Mark Her 90th Birthday," 28 July 2019 Monitoring the wellness of migrants is not a law enforcement function, and this activity has been reviewed by our legal staff to ensure compliance with the Posse Comitatus Act and applicable law. — NBC News, "Active-duty U.S. troops are now just feet away from migrants in Texas," 25 July 2019 And his successor, Chief U. Renee Hall, told the City Council's Public Safety & Criminal Justice Committee that officer wellness is one of her strategic priorities for 2019. — Dallas News, "For Dallas-area officers coping with trauma after July 7 ambush and other shootings, a focus on mental wellness," 7 July 2019 In Who Is Wellness For?, writer and activist Fariha RóisÃn interviews people who are reshaping narratives about wellness for themselves and their communities. — Fariha RóisÃn, Bon Appétit, "Alex Koones on Creating a Dining Space for New York's Queer Community," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wellness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wellness
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