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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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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
Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Separate mobile-camera footage from Fardis, a city about 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Tehran, showed at least seven bodies covered in blood inside a building.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The two bodies previously partnered on the COVID-19 Belle Isle Memorial in 2020.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Authorities found the truck that Daricka allegedly stole from his brother at the home, along with the bodies of the Bradleys.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
This has led scientists to suggest a whole host of hypothetical particles to account for dark matter, which go beyond the standard model of particle physics and the electrons, protons and neutrons that make up the atoms that compose all everyday matter, like stars, planets, moons and our bodies.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Abdulrahman Jalal al-Sebaihi said the Southern Transitional Council would shut down all of its bodies and offices inside and outside Yemen, citing internal disagreements and mounting regional pressure.
—Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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
No survivors or bodies were recovered.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
In Iranian Muslim culture, dead bodies are typically washed and then covered in white cotton fabric before burial.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Separate mobile-camera footage from Fardis, a city about 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Tehran, showed at least seven bodies covered in blood inside a building.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
The two bodies previously partnered on the COVID-19 Belle Isle Memorial in 2020.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Authorities found the truck that Daricka allegedly stole from his brother at the home, along with the bodies of the Bradleys.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
This has led scientists to suggest a whole host of hypothetical particles to account for dark matter, which go beyond the standard model of particle physics and the electrons, protons and neutrons that make up the atoms that compose all everyday matter, like stars, planets, moons and our bodies.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Abdulrahman Jalal al-Sebaihi said the Southern Transitional Council would shut down all of its bodies and offices inside and outside Yemen, citing internal disagreements and mounting regional pressure.
—Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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
No survivors or bodies were recovered.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodies
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The Los Angeles Chargers answered his email, donating extra footballs, cones, weights and assistance.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some shower curtains are designed with weights, magnets or even suction cups near their base to counteract this problem.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Instead, the major political factions of the time--from the moderates to the communists to the Islamists to millions of everyday Iranians--put their trust in the mullahs to bring them a free Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Jan. 2026
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But no amount of protesting will bring our factions together.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The economic cost is caused by losses in the fishing industry, damage to coastal communities and impacts to systems that help fortify those communities, like mangroves and reefs.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Fish guts, food scraps, and agricultural waste from Norway's coastal communities would power this first-of-its-kind journey.—
Ryan Craggs,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2026
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The detention of at least five men in and around Minneapolis has sparked an outcry among Native American groups about Indigenous people being racially profiled as undocumented immigrants by federal immigration agents.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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She’s been in business since the ’90s, and men honestly don’t have that many places to shop.—
Hannah Howard,
Midwest Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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Israeli attacks weakened Iran’s regional armed proxy groups such as Hamas and Hezbollahwhile US strikes dealt significant damage to the country’s nuclear program, which the government spent billions to develop.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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In other locations, particularly in southeastern Iran, rights groups said security forces fired directly at protesters in Zahedan after prayers, wounding several people.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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With a side part and a bit of flair, this look embodies the mullet's ability to be two places at once.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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His work embodies highbrow and lowbrow materials through a time in the 20th century when architecture was trending hard toward highbrow minimalism.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, their cores can (usually) be removed, allowing sealant to be injected through them into tubeless tires.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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Since then, the plant has produced large volumes of water contaminated with radioactive substances used to cool the reactor cores.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2025
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These unmanned systems are relatively low cost, can be produced in large quantities, and pose a challenge to conventional air and sea defences due to their size, numbers, and flight patterns.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Portion sizes matter here because some foods are high in FODMAPs when eaten in larger quantities.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Bodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodies. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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