as in gym
a building or room used for sports activities and exercising
a six-month membership in a health spa with the specific purpose of losing weight
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The spa, on the 16th floor, is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the week, with services including manicures, pedicures, massages, facials and soon the mud room.
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The spa is still one of the best in Europe, with everything from a snow room to Japanese bathing rituals.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
This tranquil spa offers primarily modern services though there are a few options like the 17th Century Replenish or the 19th Century Relinquish that can take you back to the spa treatments of yore.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
In season 3, spa manager Belinda Lindsey (Natasha Rothwell) kicks back with a copy of Thomas Erikson’s Surrounded by Narcissists.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The spa is still one of the best in Europe, with everything from a snow room to Japanese bathing rituals.
—Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
This tranquil spa offers primarily modern services though there are a few options like the 17th Century Replenish or the 19th Century Relinquish that can take you back to the spa treatments of yore.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
In season 3, spa manager Belinda Lindsey (Natasha Rothwell) kicks back with a copy of Thomas Erikson’s Surrounded by Narcissists.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spa
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“Spa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spa. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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