as in physical
of or relating to the human body
started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age
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Recent Examples of corporal
Giuffre describes the school environment as rough, cruel, and controlling, a corporal place that led her to run away several times.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
In addition to murder, prosecutors said a jury also found Lopez guilty of assault on a child under 8 causing death and four counts of corporal injury to a child.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Ramirez also pleaded guilty in December 2021 to a misdemeanor count of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant on Aug. 24, 2021.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Sep. 2025
Shagan and his corporal Saskia (Sophie Robertson) have broken into the safe house and are holding her family hostage.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
In addition to murder, prosecutors said a jury also found Lopez guilty of assault on a child under 8 causing death and four counts of corporal injury to a child.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Ramirez also pleaded guilty in December 2021 to a misdemeanor count of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant on Aug. 24, 2021.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Sep. 2025
Shagan and his corporal Saskia (Sophie Robertson) have broken into the safe house and are holding her family hostage.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporal
Adjective
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The game featured physical defense from both teams.—
Dan Rios,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Subtle effects include slower thinking, greater reactivity, weight gain, other physical changes, and diminished executive presence.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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He was also charged with two felony enhancements of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury or death, two felony enhancements for knowing another principal was personally armed with a firearm and one felony enhancement of personal use of a firearm.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pay close attention to your bodily cues.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporal. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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