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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
Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
The ‘world’s greatest deliberative body’ has become synonymous with gridlock.
—John Fund, National Review, 27 Apr. 2025
Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Or can body weight exercises like hip bridges, dips and lunges get you the same benefits as pumping iron?
—Christie Aschwanden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The disconnect between the body and the disintegrating mind is painful to witness, and even harder for families to reconcile.
—Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
The ‘world’s greatest deliberative body’ has become synonymous with gridlock.
—John Fund, National Review, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
Medium bodied with brilliant acidity folded around tropical flavors as well as candy cane.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Or can body weight exercises like hip bridges, dips and lunges get you the same benefits as pumping iron?
—Christie Aschwanden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body
Noun
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By 2016, President Obama put his weight behind the movement with the Computer Science for All initiative.—
James V. Shuls,
National Review,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the procession carried even more weight this year.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On April 17, two people were killed and six others were wounded in a mass shooting at Florida State University.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Thousands of people participated in a march against Ireland's mass migration policies in the country's capital of Dublin on Saturday.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Still, the game’s factions feel a bit cartoonish at times.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Intra-party factions remain at odds with the fundamental budget framework that directs committees to start their work.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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An Ohio community remembers Fiona, a Great Pyrenees-golden retriever mix therapy dog, who completed a goal of over 1,000 therapeutic visits.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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This all called for greater vigilance in Jackson: the survivors were going to prep for a possible breach of the community’s defensive walls.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The former vice president, who lost to Trump in the November election, will give her most extensive public remarks since leaving office during the keynote at the San Francisco gala, according to a person familiar with the program.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Ever since Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, critics have called the former Fox News weekend host the most underqualified person to ever hold the position.—
John Ficarra,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the footage, the man, identified as Teodoro Dominguez-Rodriguez, is led by a group of plainclothes men who refused to show ID or a warrant to his attorneys.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Bryant was assigned to a third group, in which volunteers didn’t receive a pill but instead worked with trial staff to meet their health goals, exercise more, and lose weight.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In some ways, this landscaping idea embodies a farm or agricultural setting where steel barns and tractors are common.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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This is embodied in Ted Danson’s character, Michael, a demon who starts out as an architect of eternal torture but undergoes a profound transformation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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While Republicans broadly support the core tax cut proposals Trump has championed, some have raised concerns about the overall fiscal impact of the package, which by some estimates could add around $5 trillion to the national debt in the next decade.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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This is a cult Skims piece, and it’s designed to cinch the waist thanks to the extra compression at the core.—
Emma Spedding,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Body.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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