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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
Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
Ashton is a really good player, but Anthonie’s body screams center to me.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
In the third quarter Saturday, Thunder forward Dillon Johnson tried to take Shead along the baseline, and Shead bodied him up, forcing a turnover.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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Noun
When someone touches you, a knee-jerk response can be anything from feeling the hair on your body stand to wanting to melt into a puddle of goodness.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
Ashton is a really good player, but Anthonie’s body screams center to me.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
More accurately, the Academy has become more European, so when awards bodies like the British Independent Film Awards or the European Film Awards announce their nominations, take note.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
In the third quarter Saturday, Thunder forward Dillon Johnson tried to take Shead along the baseline, and Shead bodied him up, forcing a turnover.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body
Noun
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The total weight of the narcotics was more than 22,000 grams with a street value of about $600,000.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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But things just happen in After This Death without ever accumulating much narrative weight or clarity, despite an occasional clue found in the band’s songs.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The full extent of the cuts won't be known until after the Tuesday night deadline for a mass firing largely carried out by email that's likely to dramatically reshape the government's health workforce.—
Adriel Bettelheim,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Just a week before our arrival, the Trump administration fired about 1,000 permanent National Park Service workers as part of a mass purging of tens of thousands of federal workers still in the probationary period of their jobs.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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Until then, any game that wants to implement gameplay involving showdowns, factions, and bitter NPC feelings toward a player must either differentiate it enough to avoid infringement, license it from Warner Brothers, or gamble on WB Games' legal attention.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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A couple of smash hits at the box office (Wicked and Dune: Part Two) scored a clutch of nominations, while comparatively cult hits The Substance and Emilia Pérez have commanded their own factions of support.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The impacts are being felt in communities across the country that have universities or academic medical centers, Wolfson and others said, as well as clinical training, basic scientific research and patient care.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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And that just hasn’t been accessible for a community that hasn’t had a lot of generational wealth.—
Kin Woo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The announcement came after Spurs players and staff got to see their beloved head coach in person Thursday morning for the first time since his stroke, a league source told CNN.—
David Close,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 2021, William Shatner became the oldest person to travel into space, at the age of 90, on a Blue Origin flight.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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My father was the saxophonist of Kassav’, a big zouk group from the French Caribbean.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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The quartet were quickly made to conjure up performances that convincingly portrayed a group of good friends.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Thoughtful gestures embody the ideals of her exemplary hospitality.—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Like Nichols before her, Saldaña embodied Star Trek’s optimistic, socially progressive ideals, serving as a heroic, aspirational icon for young girls with their eyes on a bold future.—
Megan Vick,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stand up straight with your shoulders back, core engaged, and natural spinal alignment.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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As the cores of these stars crush down, the stars' outer layers, and most of their masses, are blown away in tremendous core-collapse supernovas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Body.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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