1
as in weights
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the body of the novel was quite good, even if the beginning was a bit slow
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2
as in masses
a distinct and separate portion of matter
to the early explorers the Atlantic was a gigantic and forbidding body of water
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as in factions
a group of people acting together within a larger group
feared that there was a body of extremists within the labor union
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as in communities
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
a hangout where, it seems, much of the student body can be found on a Saturday night
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as in men
a member of the human race
the most intelligent body in this entire place
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as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit
a body of security men accompany the president at all times
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as in embodies
to represent in visible form
abstract sculpture that bodies forth the artist's aesthetic of minimalism
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Recent Examples of bodies
Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the founder of Black Girls Pole and co-founder of SADA, a pole studio in Brooklyn, Dalijah, finds her home in helping Black women reconnect with their bodies through movement.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Everything from financial systems and relationships to our physical bodies could send subtle (or not-so-subtle) reminders that change is overdue.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Most of the victims had execution-style wounds, some of which were inflicted with two quick shots at very close range, leaving traces of gunpowder on the bodies.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Selected for Locarno’s Pardi di Domani before appearing in Seville’s Official Shorts, the film traces emancipation, hiding and survival of spirit through labor, movement and shifting bodies.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
On Sunday, Israel received the bodies of Israeli-American Omer Neutra, as well as Asaf Hamami and Oz Daniel.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
On Monday, on a call organized by the Sudanese advocacy organization Avaaz, six survivors of the violence in Tawila, a city near the border with Chad, talked about walking on roads littered with dead bodies.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
No survivors or bodies were recovered.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the founder of Black Girls Pole and co-founder of SADA, a pole studio in Brooklyn, Dalijah, finds her home in helping Black women reconnect with their bodies through movement.
—Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Everything from financial systems and relationships to our physical bodies could send subtle (or not-so-subtle) reminders that change is overdue.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Most of the victims had execution-style wounds, some of which were inflicted with two quick shots at very close range, leaving traces of gunpowder on the bodies.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Selected for Locarno’s Pardi di Domani before appearing in Seville’s Official Shorts, the film traces emancipation, hiding and survival of spirit through labor, movement and shifting bodies.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
On Sunday, Israel received the bodies of Israeli-American Omer Neutra, as well as Asaf Hamami and Oz Daniel.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
On Monday, on a call organized by the Sudanese advocacy organization Avaaz, six survivors of the violence in Tawila, a city near the border with Chad, talked about walking on roads littered with dead bodies.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
No survivors or bodies were recovered.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodies
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Roser also recommends wearing these vests for moves where having weights in your hands is challenging, such as side lunges, side squats, and sumo squats.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
7 Nov. 2025
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Honda will position batteries on the platform around the center of vehicles instead of at the rear, and adjust load-bearing for different vehicle weights using fewer unique parts.—
Daniel Leussink,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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So when the first children in the commune were born, factions emerged around which language the next generation should speak.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Nov. 2025
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Members of the caucus emerged from a two-hour meeting on Thursday declaring that the 47-member group is coalescing around a unified strategy rather than splintering into factions, which could mean the government funding fight lasts well beyond the current 37 days.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Organizations that adopt this mindset at scale in the coming years will be the true winners—in the marketplace, within their communities, and even on the battlefield.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has highlighted Indigenous communities as key players in this year’s COP30 negotiations.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Campbell, one of the fastest men in college football, has six touchdown catches this season of 50 or more yards, including the 65-yard play that gave Sac State a 14-7 lead over the Vikings.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal daytime shooting in Avondale.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Officials believe the two groups were part of a single network, some planning domestic attacks and others seeking to join ISIS abroad.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Eight teams will advance to the single-elimination knockout round – the winner of each of the six groups and two wild cards (the team from each conference with the best record in group play that finished second in its group).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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While Seehorn fully embodies Carol Sturka’s complexities — her ultra-relatable prickliness, fear, resentment and unwieldy emotions — Gilligan admits to having left a piece of himself in the character.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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His victory embodies the triumph of wishful thinking over reality.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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This indicated that these sediment cores could indeed identify areas where human remains were located at a site, Meyer-Kaiser said.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Stars form when massive clouds of frigid molecular gas begin to fragment and collapse, producing dense cores where stars begin to coalesce.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Build a live, searchable directory of Lagos fashion capacity—minimum order quantities, lead times, specializations—and connect it to wholesale marketplaces and diaspora retail partners.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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This tea contains caffeine, and drinking large quantities of it may cause side effects.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Bodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodies. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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