calisthenic
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If you’re not, you can use it as an occasional calisthenic when your mind feels stiff.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2022
Carey’s calisthenic vocals, combining gospel-style melismatic runs and subtly funky syncopations, are unmistakably ’90s, redolent of hip-hop-influenced R&B that Carey herself helped pioneer a generation ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2020
They’re forced to participate in some sort of calisthenic escape room, and they spend 40 minutes learning that the whole thing is rigged against them.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2019
As portrayed by Michael Russotto in Olney Theatre Center’s “Bakersfield Mist,” the art expert approaches a canvas with an absorption that is positively calisthenic.
From Washington Post • May 17, 2016
We flexed our fingers "for the circulation" and worked ourselves into quite a state of calisthenic frenzy.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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