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Definitions

physical education

NOUN

fitness education

Synonyms

WEAK

PE athletics calisthenics gym class gymnastic phys ed

Example Sentences

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Aspiring physical education teacher Gao Yemiao missed his 30-second window to buy a train ticket home for China's biggest holiday before seats sold out -- but he was lucky.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

This small-group instruction is "almost personalized" and more "efficient" than typical classes, added Clarisse Naud, a physical education adviser.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Hodgkiss had been a football coach and physical education teacher at Bishop Montgomery for 15 years until he was fired last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

So much so that, even before hanging up his boots, he was already preparing by starting a degree in physical education in Porto.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024

I hadn’t played on a proper soccer team since I was twelve, but we played it in physical education sometimes, when we weren’t doing Net Sports or Whiffle ball or timed mile runs.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram