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physical appearance

noun

: the way one looks
He's very proud of his physical appearance.

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Being sick, dealing with my changing physical appearance, trying to be a mom at the same time. MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025 Somehow that series ran for nine seasons and, while doing so, featured an array of Iranian stereotypes (obsession with money, obsession with status, obsession with physical appearance) that got very old very quickly. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 Kansas freshman guard Kohl Rosario changed his physical appearance dramatically on Tuesday, deciding to shave his trademark mustache prior to the Jayhawks’ nonconference basketball game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Allen Fieldhouse. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025 This summer, after initially targeting Punch, the president of SZA’s label TDE, Minaj dissed SZA herself on X, mocking her physical appearance, questioning her level of success, and accusing her of manipulating charts with her release of Lana, the deluxe version of 2022’s SOS. Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for physical appearance

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“Physical appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20appearance. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

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