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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
Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
More body parts that were later found to belong to Robinson began turning up elsewhere in the days and weeks that followed in the Milwaukee area and washed up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Waukegan, Illinois.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
The results held even after the researchers controlled for body mass index, suggesting that the difference in cognitive function was related to the types of food being eaten (fat and sugar) and not to body weight.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Noun
Together is a supernatural body horror flick about a couple whose move to the countryside brings them closer than ever — literally.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
More body parts that were later found to belong to Robinson began turning up elsewhere in the days and weeks that followed in the Milwaukee area and washed up on the shores of Lake Michigan in Waukegan, Illinois.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
Lynn was involved in a car accident that left her head and body a wreck.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
The results held even after the researchers controlled for body mass index, suggesting that the difference in cognitive function was related to the types of food being eaten (fat and sugar) and not to body weight.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body
Noun
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But in the enterprise, that model collapses under its own weight.—
Padraic O'Reilly,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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In past seasons, the weight of Toronto’s run-scoring success fell squarely on Guerrero’s shoulders — a power dip like this would’ve sunk the entire team.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Noun
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On Monday, a mass shooting at the Manhattan building where the NFL’s headquarters are located killed four and left one, a league employee, injured.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Hyman was the fourth victim killed in the mass shooting.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Well, Hamas is a small faction within the Palestinian people.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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Max, Hank, and Nora track their rogue family members, until the two factions face off against each other in a full-on battle for the Thundermans’ future.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Rebecca Romijn received a lot of love from the geek community gathered at Comic-Con on Saturday, not just for her role on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but also Avengers: Doomsday.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
26 July 2025
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The Yemeni American community, which make up a majority of the south end of the city, is trying to get a seat on the council for the first time and an immigrant from Yemen, Nagi Almudhegi, is challenging Hammoud for mayor.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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But erasing too much personal and private information from the internet could backfire as screening tools like Tofu use that information to verify you’re a real person.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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But such laws are only effective if the individual demonstrated warning signs so that others can alert law enforcement and initiate the process of revoking the person’s firearm, Chittum said.—
Josh Campbell,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And while the group remediated asbestos and went through architectural, structural and civil engineering work, historic tax credits couldn't be fully secured, making the project unworkable.—
Matthew Glowicki,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Aug. 2025
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Videos released by militant groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad this week showed Israeli hostages Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski in a visibly fragile state.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Margaret Qualley is used to embodying larger than life characters on screen.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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Van Persie’s bright but brief flame at United embodies the tension between short-term success and sustainable long-term performance that is at the heart of all transfer decisions.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The shocker is a plot of earth’s temperature, obtained from ice cores and lake sediments, tracks minima and maxima of the sunspot plot at six different times between 1600 and 2000.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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If Coleman, Johnson and Manning form the core, Olugbode and Loyd are emerging as the most likely candidates to round out the rotation — and possibly push for larger roles as the season unfolds.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Body.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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