as in healthy
enjoying health and vigor
every able-bodied young man in the village had been sent off to fight in the war
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Recent Examples of able-bodied
Every able-bodied adult in Illinois who qualified for SNAP benefits.
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Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
Republicans proposed changes to the Medicaid program, currently covering 72 million Americans, by introducing a requirement for able-bodied adults under 65 to work at least 80 hours per month.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 16 July 2025
Trump’s law includes a number of other provisions aimed at reducing spending on Medicaid, including work requirements for able-bodied adults that will take effect in 2026.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Trump’s big bill, which is now law, requires able-bodied adults to work 80 hours per month to qualify for Medicaid benefits.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
Republicans proposed changes to the Medicaid program, currently covering 72 million Americans, by introducing a requirement for able-bodied adults under 65 to work at least 80 hours per month.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 16 July 2025
Trump’s law includes a number of other provisions aimed at reducing spending on Medicaid, including work requirements for able-bodied adults that will take effect in 2026.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Trump’s big bill, which is now law, requires able-bodied adults to work 80 hours per month to qualify for Medicaid benefits.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for able-bodied
Adjective
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True deficiencies in these nutrients can cause health problems, but such deficiencies are uncommon in otherwise healthy individuals.—
Faye Chiu,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Marte has been productive when healthy over the last few months, and McNeil has seen the bulk of his playing time in center field.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Crockpots are still made well, as are, in my experience anyway, the more modernized version: Instant Pots.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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The witch’s magic is still MIA, but her attitude is well and truly back.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Ice is cheaper in states like Minnesota and Michigan, where the competition is robust and many rinks are community-owned and -run.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The key might be robust yet agile governance frameworks that prevent abuse while maintaining innovation incentives.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That’s where Baker and his team got the idea to find the sturdiest survivors and interbreed them with their Florida siblings.—
Alex Harris
July 25,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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The puppeteers then worked from the artist’s sculptures to make sturdier marionettes for performance.—
Ben Miller Laetitia Vançon,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/able-bodied. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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