bodied

past tense of body

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Recent Examples of bodied Yeah, Rocky definitely bodied that role, just brought a lot of energy to it. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bodied
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Verb
  • Zohran’s campaign embodied that vision, and his victory belongs to everyone who believes a better future is possible.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Mario Cuomo, the soaring orator and three-term governor, embodied the liberal conscience of the 1980s.
    Nik Popli, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The views expressed in this article are the writers’ own.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In 1924, the city, first named Lawndale and later changed to Colma, was incorporated as a city to protect the dead from encroachment.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Chromophoric proof concept The team harnessed enzymes to generate acetyllysine inside cells, then incorporated it into proteins at specific sites.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodied. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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