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as in weight
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the body of the novel was quite good, even if the beginning was a bit slow
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as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group
feared that there was a body of extremists within the labor union
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as in community
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a hangout where, it seems, much of the student body can be found on a Saturday night
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as in person
a member of the human race
the most intelligent body in this entire place
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as in group
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a body of security men accompany the president at all times
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as in to embody
to represent in visible form
abstract sculpture that bodies forth the artist's aesthetic of minimalism
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Recent Examples of body
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
One aspect of this is a narrow view of what women’s health encompasses – and a historic lack of paying attention to the unique ways that women’s bodies differ from men’s.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Alyssa Ages, New York Times, 3 May 2025
After killing them, you're given a temporary special attack that bodies any foe in a single hit.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
There are articles from the National Library of Medicine that refer to mirror movement as involuntary, simultaneous, identical movements on one side of the body that mirror the voluntary movements from the other side of the body.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
One aspect of this is a narrow view of what women’s health encompasses – and a historic lack of paying attention to the unique ways that women’s bodies differ from men’s.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
Can body weight exercises like hip bridges, dips and lunges get you the same benefits as pumping iron?
—Alyssa Ages, New York Times, 3 May 2025
After killing them, you're given a temporary special attack that bodies any foe in a single hit.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body
Noun
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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At the hospital in Toronto, aides had Sweet sit up in bed to demonstrate how his body had been impacted by his stroke: His left side couldn’t handle the weight and would fold under him.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
Noun
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What specialists eventually discovered was a three-centimeter mass on his kidney: Stage 1 cancer.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich will celebrate a Catholic mass afterward.—
Mark Guarino,
ABC News,
14 June 2025
Noun
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No Israeli faction has religious or territorial designs on Tehran, which makes this outcome less likely in Iran.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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Proxy Forces Iran's network of proxy groups—which includes the Houthis in Yemen, Iraqi militias, Palestinian factions, and Hezbollah in Lebanon—is capable of carrying out rocket attacks, sabotage, and covert operations.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Noun
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And in the worst cases, the irreversible loss of historic places that form the soul of our communities.—
Aaron Marcavitch,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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For instance, if an American company wanted to build a hotel in an area that could affect an Indigenous community, the U.S. could push for the deal to require Indigenous approval, or at least consultation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Officers found that a person sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle had been shot by an unknown suspect.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2025
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The person could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
Noun
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Some streets and at least one set of on- and offramps off Highway 101 are closed in Los Angeles as groups of protesters rally on overpasses.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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The Ukrainian president conceded that momentum for the Coalition of the Willing, a group of 31 countries that have pledged to strengthen support for Ukraine against Russian aggression, has slowed because of U.S. ambivalence over providing a backstop.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
Verb
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Whether the character embodied the spirit of the country with startling accuracy or became a self-fulfilling prophecy is impossible to say.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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In curating the show, Moore sought to elevate artists whose work embodies this tension while also offering something tender, vulnerable, and defiant.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Brace your core and keep your elbows tucked in close to the sides of your torso.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
16 June 2025
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The Magic have some outs between now and then with non-guarantees and team options, but this Jalen Suggs-Bane-Wagner-Banchero-Wendell Carter Jr. core is pretty locked in.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Body.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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