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body building

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noun

  1. the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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During the 1980s, it was used as a sleep aid and a supplement for body building.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2020

Sikes has done her makeup for body building competitions.

From Washington Post Aug. 1, 2019

Aside from the lean-and-mean Norwegian men’s team, these generally aren’t athletes who will show up in body building magazines.

From Washington Times Feb. 19, 2018

Sumo wrestler Osunaarashi was a large, muscular Egyptian teenager with a passion for body building when a friend recommended he try the ancient Japanese sport of sumo.

From Reuters Jul. 31, 2014

In their primary work we give them all sorts of jolly exercises—walking, running, galloping, and for the tiniest we have "skipping special," "baby work," body building and dancing games.

From The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession by Wayburn, Ned

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