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
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Tongue-in-cheek elements stand out at the heart of the store, including a sofa embroidered to depict life-sized silhouettes of three nude bodies.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
When our bodies digest protein in food, it gets broken down into amino acids, which have a hand in many bodily processes, such as building and preserving muscle, making hormones, boosting the immune system and even maintaining healthy hair, skin and nails.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
This time, the single-player Adventure Mode returns (made popular by the Game Boy Color version), starring baby versions of the core cast trying to take back their adult bodies.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Hummingbirds are still preparing their tiny little bodies with extra weight to get them through a long migration across the Gulf Coast.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Sep. 2025
The observation was reported to the Minor Planet Center, the official authority for observing and reporting new asteroids, comets and other small bodies in the solar system.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
There are no lingering shots of suffering bodies or buildings collapsing, but rather entire worlds gone in a flash, replaced by what seem to be shining newborn novas.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Rewriting burial history In the new paper, Berger’s team explained that the bodies became encased in sediment shortly after entering the cave system in at least three locations.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
Tongue-in-cheek elements stand out at the heart of the store, including a sofa embroidered to depict life-sized silhouettes of three nude bodies.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
When our bodies digest protein in food, it gets broken down into amino acids, which have a hand in many bodily processes, such as building and preserving muscle, making hormones, boosting the immune system and even maintaining healthy hair, skin and nails.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
This time, the single-player Adventure Mode returns (made popular by the Game Boy Color version), starring baby versions of the core cast trying to take back their adult bodies.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
Hummingbirds are still preparing their tiny little bodies with extra weight to get them through a long migration across the Gulf Coast.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Sep. 2025
The observation was reported to the Minor Planet Center, the official authority for observing and reporting new asteroids, comets and other small bodies in the solar system.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
There are no lingering shots of suffering bodies or buildings collapsing, but rather entire worlds gone in a flash, replaced by what seem to be shining newborn novas.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodies
Noun
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To maintain comparability, the weights assigned to these criteria have been held constant.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, a gallery rail system easily accommodates different frame sizes, shapes, weights, and thicknesses, which allows for ultra-layered, completely unique arrangements.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Sep. 2025
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Arafat led the Fatah movement and was the head of the Palestine Liberation Organization, a sometimes unwieldy umbrella group of various Palestinian factions, ranging from outright Marxist to avowedly Islamist and everything in between.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The government's initial response, which blamed opposition factions rather than acknowledging excessive force, further inflamed tensions.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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As lieutenant governor, Duncan backed policies expanding healthcare in rural communities and helped pass the state’s first hate crimes law.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Each year, millions of tons of red mud accumulate worldwide, threatening communities with river contamination and storage disasters.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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And that advice proved useful in the coming years, especially after a growth spurt gave the teenager the physical attributes to deal with the kicks and elbows that came from playing against men often twice his age.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sofi was among the first groups of people recruited to work for Kings Berry Farm.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Their approach combines unexpected notes with expert craftsmanship, and their newest launch, QUEENS CARAMEL perfectly embodies this philosophy.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Truly, Cola is a strong little girl who embodies resilience and adaptability.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike legacy von Neumann architectures that have different resources available for different types of workloads, compute-in-memory designs offer more homogenous cores that can achieve higher utilization across broader workload types.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the Prakash Lab and the lab of Kevin Arrigo, professor of Earth system science, extracted ice cores from 12 stations and used a suite of microscopes developed by the Prakash Lab to image inside the ice.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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The project demands about 500,000 cubic meters of concrete and 80,000 tons of steel – material quantities that dwarf most construction projects globally.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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For now, limited quantities of the handbags are available exclusively in-person at select Alo stores, showcasing the high-end craftsmanship, which deserves to be discovered firsthand through touch and experience.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Bodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodies. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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