as in person
a member of the human race
I know several bods who work on Fleet Street
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Recent Examples of bod
China and Japan equities surging lately, government bod yields up globally, European banks up a ton.
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
In a separate Instagram post, his celebrity fitness trainer, Alfonso Moretti, appeared to back up the claim that Cohen got his new bod through old-fashioned diet and exercise.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Usher showed off his summer-ready bod wearing blue swim trunks while his wife stunned in a purple bikini.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 June 2025
Good form was redefined away from external results—i.e., a hot bod—and toward wellness.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
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Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
In a separate Instagram post, his celebrity fitness trainer, Alfonso Moretti, appeared to back up the claim that Cohen got his new bod through old-fashioned diet and exercise.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
Usher showed off his summer-ready bod wearing blue swim trunks while his wife stunned in a purple bikini.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 26 June 2025
Good form was redefined away from external results—i.e., a hot bod—and toward wellness.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bod
Noun
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The document offers the most detailed account yet of the missing person’s investigation that culminated on Friday with the discovery of Limon’s body in a set of black trash bags discarded along the Howard Frankland Bridge.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Murmurs of possible tactics abound—including more talk within the administration of the DPA after Anthropic’s Mythos announcement, one person with knowledge of such discussions told us.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The two men were too far away to be heard by reporters, and television cameras did not pick up the audio.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Despite his team’s steady slide in the standings, Flagg kept making history a year after leading Duke to the Final Four as just the fourth freshman to be named AP men’s basketball player of the year.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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One thing that is permanently, forever true is that gay guys, including Mike White, are obsessed with Laura Dern.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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The guy is a football junkie and plays with the timing and rhythm.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nowadays, films with box-office appeal are audience-tested within an inch of their lives.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks made life difficult for him in the halfcourt, and once that happened, Atlanta’s offense kept running into dead ends.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Two former players were deemed permanently ineligible to participate in NCAA play after the governing body found them in violation of potential game manipulation for sports betting.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The modeling industry has long played a role in perpetuating unrealistic body standards, though there have been cyclical advances and setbacks.—
Rory Satran,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nicknamed by German media after a beach in Timmendorfer, near the Baltic island where the whale was initially stranded, the creature was first spotted in low-saline waters, which whales usually avoid, Reuters reported.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But recent studies in yeast, flies and mice showed that relatively low doses of the drug often increase the creatures’ lifespans, prompting many longevity enthusiasts to start using it off-label to extend their lifespans.—
Gretchen Reynolds,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Bod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bod. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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