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Recent Examples of gymkhana
Running a gymkhana in the 600SL would be like asking Her Majesty to run a boot-camp obstacle course.
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Frank Markus, Car and Driver, 2 Jan. 2023
Veronica Duncan knew at once what to look for in a pony or a horse, after all those gymkhanas and point-to-points.
—The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
Workers were dragging and wetting the sand/clay mixture before the start of the gymkhana event, and the girls wanted a front row seat.
—Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 5 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gymkhana
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Wavrin tells me that several buddies are also at the derby, fishing from hard-sided huts.—
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Ditto for the Miami Dolphins and Harbaugh’s hometown team, the Cleveland Browns, who were still alive in this derby as of Monday evening.—
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Wear it with straight-leg jeans and sneakers for casual outings, or dress it up with a blazer, trousers, and loafers.—
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Brown was having a strong outing before suffering a hamstring strain in the second quarter.—
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When asked about the committee’s spending, a spokesperson for McGuire’s campaign said the Super Bowl fundraiser was held alongside Atkins, who for years held fundraisers at the NFL championships.—
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The last meeting happened in the NFC championship game in the 2022 season, where the Eagles defeated the Niners 31-7 before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.—
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German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier, who captured two gold medals at the 2018 Olympics, died in mountaineering accident in a remote range of Pakistan, officials said Wednesday.—
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
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The Barbara Hood Memorial Student Scholar Athlete Award winner also took home first at the Div. 3 championship in the 100-meter hurdles (14.68), the 55-meter hurdles (8.35) and the pentathlon (3,258).—
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Corbo, a first-team All-Dade player at Palmer, went to Ole Miss as a walk-on track athlete, training in the javelin throw as a freshman and in the decathlon as a sophomore.—
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Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympic Games for pentathlon and decathlon.—
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By February, Stoeffler was cleared by Neely to start running, swimming and biking again for the triathlon that was three months away.—
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Her home was filled with triathlon medals, including awards from the famed Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco.—
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Stocks were headed for a higher open this morning after tepid December jobs growth data supported the case for more Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.—
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Regardless, this search is now happening out in the open for the world to see.—
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“Gymkhana.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gymkhana. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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