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sauna

[saw-nuh, sou-] / ˈsɔ nə, ˈsaʊ- /






NOUN
Turkish bath
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Spanning 3,180 square feet, the home is akin to a resort-level wellness retreat, offering a large cedar hot tub, a cold plunge, and a dry sauna.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Still, the researchers caution that the experiment measured only the immediate effects of a single sauna session.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

“A glass-and-timber gym, barrel sauna, outdoor soaking tub, multiple covered terraces, five-car garage, and parking for four additional vehicles complete the property,” reads the listing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

But the popular Korean spa, with its beloved “Buff” body scrubs and warm clay sauna, has become … well, crowded.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

A sauna isn’t really a bath at all; our sauna at Cape Kennedy was a small room with wooden walls, floor, and ceiling.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

He and his wife have installed German-made saunas inside their residences, South Korea’s spy agency said in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

You cannot get it from towels, swimming pools, saunas or toilet seats as there is no skin-to-skin contact, says the NHS.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Wi Spa, with its hot and cold tubs, specialty saunas and napping nooks, has long been a beloved L.A. destination for rest and rejuvenation.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

Infrared saunas and hot-water immersion are also, he suggests, powerful therapies.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.

From Salon Mar. 8, 2026




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