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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
New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Remains found amid search in Mexico MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadian gold and silver mine.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
American is likewise revamping its wide-body planes with larger, single business-class cabins, putting in a three-class cabin on new Airbus narrow-bodies and expanding its airport lounges.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Over their five-month adventure, Lear says the couple became grimier, gruffier, and larger on the top half of their bodies—and a tad bit scrawnier in their legs.
—Outside, 7 Feb. 2026
The Hallfords charged more than $1,200 per customer, and the money the couple spent on luxury items would have covered the cost to cremate all of the bodies many times over, Crow said.
—Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Lehkonen scored the first while behind the goalie, down on his knees in the blue paint during a chaotic scrum of bodies.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Harisadee explains that the stomach’s energy is supposed to move downward to eliminate waste products in our bodies, and warm water helps the body do that more efficiently.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said human bodies begin to lose heat faster than it’s produced when exposed to cold temperatures.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
Extending that coverage to full humanoid bodies would require not only significant advances in manufacturing, but improvements in power efficiency and data processing, as well.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
Remains found amid search in Mexico MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadian gold and silver mine.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
American is likewise revamping its wide-body planes with larger, single business-class cabins, putting in a three-class cabin on new Airbus narrow-bodies and expanding its airport lounges.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Over their five-month adventure, Lear says the couple became grimier, gruffier, and larger on the top half of their bodies—and a tad bit scrawnier in their legs.
—Outside, 7 Feb. 2026
The Hallfords charged more than $1,200 per customer, and the money the couple spent on luxury items would have covered the cost to cremate all of the bodies many times over, Crow said.
—Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Lehkonen scored the first while behind the goalie, down on his knees in the blue paint during a chaotic scrum of bodies.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Harisadee explains that the stomach’s energy is supposed to move downward to eliminate waste products in our bodies, and warm water helps the body do that more efficiently.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said human bodies begin to lose heat faster than it’s produced when exposed to cold temperatures.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodies
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In a video posted on Instagram on Thursday, Vonn squats with weights, lunges from side to side and does fast kicks against a ball.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The model’s core weights remain untouched, but the system can still adapt its behavior based on the task at hand.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Most political factions in Haiti agree that the next phase of the transition should be led by a dual executive, with both a prime minister and a president.—
JACQUELINE CHARLES MIAMI HERALD,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Clearly some conservatives are still willing to hold the more radical factions of the party to account.—
Laura K. Field,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Data centers can also create water shortages for neighboring communities.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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One of the two entrances to Elephant Valley is outfitted with bee boxes; bees are known to be a natural elephant deterrent and can help in preventing the animals from disrupting crops or communities.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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The two men, in their respective corners, stared each other down.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Two men were taken to the hospital in critical condition, and two other men were in fair condition.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Though attacks are not so frequent in Islamabad, Pakistan has seen a surge in militant violence in recent months, largely blamed on Baloch separatist groups and the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which is a separate group, but allied with Afghanistan's Taliban.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Fox News Digital reviewed internal Signal chat messages from Seattle-area rapid response groups showing that the rejection of whistles triggered open hostility.—
Asra Q. Nomani,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Marfa embodies a free-spirited approach to living—where art, community and self-expression unite under vast open skies.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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Eco effort The estate embodies eco-conscious design in ways both small and large.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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When stars with around the same mass as the sun run out of hydrogen, the fuel necessary for nuclear fusion in their cores, their cores collapse and their outer layers swell out and are eventually lost.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Or congested living in its urban cores?—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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This includes cars, aircraft, electronics, petroleum products, textiles, machinery, computers, pharmaceutical products and steel, to name just a few, which will now be bought in smaller quantities from the United States.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rowland, another Bay Area tech entrepreneur in the legal weed business, was Atre’s trading partner, competitor, and coinvestor in a second cannabis venture that Atre was pursu-ing, this one involving the extraction of CBD from tremendous quantities of hemp.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Bodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodies. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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