as in physical
of or relating to the human body
the old man suffered from a number of bodily ailments
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Recent Examples of bodily
Payton is charged in Hennepin County District Court with two counts of fleeing a police officer resulting in death and one count of fleeing a police officer resulting in great bodily harm.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
When exercising in warm conditions, your body has to put in extra effort to keep cool, triggering a cascade of bodily stressors, Rachael Nelson, an exercise physiologist at Central Michigan University, tells Popular Science.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Jaden Brown-Smith faces two counts of driving without a driver's license, one for causing death and another for causing great bodily harm, in the collision that killed 45-year-old Victor Ramos.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Nathalie Rose Jones was charged with threatening to take the life of, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon the president of the United States and transmitting in interstate commerce communications.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2025
When exercising in warm conditions, your body has to put in extra effort to keep cool, triggering a cascade of bodily stressors, Rachael Nelson, an exercise physiologist at Central Michigan University, tells Popular Science.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Jaden Brown-Smith faces two counts of driving without a driver's license, one for causing death and another for causing great bodily harm, in the collision that killed 45-year-old Victor Ramos.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Nathalie Rose Jones was charged with threatening to take the life of, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon the president of the United States and transmitting in interstate commerce communications.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodily
physical
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Farrell was a heavy favorite due to his complete physical transformation in The Penguin, becoming barely recognizable to play villainous Oswald.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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With a mix of humor and introspection, Turturro’s speech reflected on his experiences taking care of his late brother with mental challenges and physical illness.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Bodily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodily. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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