as in physical
of or relating to the human body
the old man suffered from a number of bodily ailments
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Recent Examples of bodily
Cultivate interoception: Daily practices such as somatic tracking, gentle movement or body scans help recalibrate the bodily baseline for safety.
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Colon-Johnson is facing three felony charges of hit and run great bodily harm, second-degree reckless injury and knowingly operating a motor vehicle while suspended causing great bodily harm.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Slaughter is facing 14 charges, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a crash causing serious bodily injury and driving while licenses revoked, according to court documents.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 31 July 2025
However, interest and punitive damages are always taxable, even in wrongful death or serious bodily injury cases.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Colon-Johnson is facing three felony charges of hit and run great bodily harm, second-degree reckless injury and knowingly operating a motor vehicle while suspended causing great bodily harm.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Slaughter is facing 14 charges, including vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of a crash causing serious bodily injury and driving while licenses revoked, according to court documents.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 31 July 2025
However, interest and punitive damages are always taxable, even in wrongful death or serious bodily injury cases.
—Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodily
physical
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Linkin Park reenters the general sales ranking at No. 85 and comes in one spot lower on the list of the top-selling physical titles.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The study demonstrates that contemporary archaeology is not about hunting for treasure, but reading signs in the sediment and understanding relationships among all the surviving physical evidence, said Daniel Diffendale, postdoctoral researcher at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Bodily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodily. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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