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paddle tennis
noun
: a game like tennis that is played with a paddle and rubber ball on a small court
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In addition to a riding arena and fully equipped stables for up to 10 horses, think everything from a large swimming pool and a 16-person jacuzzi to a soccer field, a paddle tennis court, and a golf green with nine tees at different distances.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2024
The number of official sports federations has tripled from 32 in 2015 to 97 in 2023, which includes everything from kite surfing to yoga and beach volleyball to paddle tennis.
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Saudi Delegation To The World Economic Forum, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
Or break a sweat in non-sauna form: Play tennis, paddle tennis, or squash; conquer the climbing wall; ace a serve on the beach volleyball court; or simply go for a run around your beautiful environs.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023
One deck up, there’s a fitness center with Technogym equipment and workout classes, plus pickle ball and paddle tennis courts close by.
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Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2023
The most notable improvements across both ships include making suites and guest rooms larger and reimagining the spas and gyms (with paddle tennis and the sport du jour, pickleball).
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Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2023
In Sluijter’s model, this means there’s a paddle tennis court in the rear, a semi-enclosed bar and dance floor in the middle beneath the elevated decks and, most impressively of all, a soothing nature park filled with greenery and its own pond in front.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2021
In 1937, when the Police Athletic League cordoned off 143rd Street to provide a safe play space for children, Althea, 10, discovered paddle tennis.
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Sally H. Jacobs, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
Seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms complete the residence, which opens to a backyard with two expansive lawns, a stone patio, loggia, swimming pool, spa, paddle tennis court, herb garden, secret hedged garden and cabana with a patio and fireplace.
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Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Paddle tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paddle%20tennis. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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