physique

as in shape
the type of body that a person has she had a well-toned physique

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Recent Examples of physique Dever, thankfully, did not try to achieve a bodybuilder physique for the show, and Abby never should have had one in the game. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Michigan cornerback Will Johnson Johnson looks like Jalen Ramsey in appearance, physique, and style of play. Omar Kelly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025 And despite that feathery physique, the watch is said to be shock resistant to the equivalent of a five-meter drop. Robin Swithinbank, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 Nicholas Galitzine rocked a very buff physique training to be He-Man, and director Travis Knight showcased many of the colorful heroes and villains, including Jared Leto as the evil Skeletor. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for physique
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Noun
  • While the Trump administration is defending the ACA law in the case in question, should the federal government win, the precise shape preventive care coverage requirements will take depends on the discretion of Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Consider this weekend our first warm-up for the W, the initial stretch to get our eyes and minds back into game-watching shape.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress Hits the Charts The Doors return to a pair of Billboard charts this frame thanks to the arrival of Strange Days 1967: A Work in Progress.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • As for the frame, it’s housed in a steel trellis chassis, while the swingarm is composed of aluminum.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In central Appalachia, that figure reached 20%, the highest level recorded in 25 years.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Diabetes deaths in the U.S. have fallen to some of the lowest rates in years, according to new preliminary figures published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reversing a surge in mortality that was seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • These low-maintenance plants take to pruning and shaping as needed, but look lovely in their natural form.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
  • In addition to sculpture and installation, Nkanga is also a poet; a role that deepens her intuitive, layered relationship to language and form.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 3 May 2025

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“Physique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physique. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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