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as in weight
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 faction
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 network
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 person
a member of the human race
the most intelligent body in this entire place
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as in group
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 to embody
to represent in visible form
abstract sculpture that bodies forth the artist's aesthetic of minimalism
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Recent Examples of body
Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
In California alone, nearly a third of all community college applicants in 2024 were identified as fraudulent, according to the California Community Colleges, the state's administrative body for the community college system.
—ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2025
Each syllable an aeon, each body its true size.
—Jana Prikryl, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen left the game in the first period with a lower-body injury.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
In California alone, nearly a third of all community college applicants in 2024 were identified as fraudulent, according to the California Community Colleges, the state's administrative body for the community college system.
—ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
Gotta body those wideouts and slow up those quick turns off the line.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2025
Each syllable an aeon, each body its true size.
—Jana Prikryl, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body
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Therefore, the outcome against Brentford carried even more weight in the context of the day’s earlier results.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The ones who are buying in are bullish enough to invoke the GLP-1 weight-loss drug boom.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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In one of the largest mass abductions targeting religious worship centers in the West African nation in recent months, the attackers on Sunday raided three different churches in Kaduna state's Kajuru council area, seizing 177 people before 11 managed to escape.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, even the Eddington limit is broken sometimes, enabling rapid mass build-up over short cosmic timescales.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Jan. 2026
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In fact, there is irritation about the level of criticism and a faction of the fanbase intent on pushing the idea that his job will surely be on the line if results do not improve soon.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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In this way, Weather Twitter’s various factions and dramas mirror that of professional-sports discourse.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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People have reactivated the lines of communication and networks built to support one another in the summer of 2020.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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There are also several billion dollars worth of expenses and network operational efficiencies that should make this deal highly accretive to earnings per share.—
,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The bill would also require businesses that sell delivery goods, such as grocery delivery providers or DoorDash, to list a comparison of the delivery price versus the regular price if the goods were to be bought in-person at the store.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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If those extra months incur large public healthcare costs, or if that person’s continued life means one’s great grandchildren receive a substantially smaller bequest, those factors typically aren’t reflected in the patient’s personal willingness to pay.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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An Innovation Council, a rotating group from across the company, meets monthly to champion new concepts.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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That would seem to include the WHO group that assesses what flu strains are circulating and makes critical decisions about updating flu shots.—
MIKE STOBBE,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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When styled with a bit of ladylike tweed, loafers or ballet flats, and a whole lot of pearls, slouchy pants embody a whole new vibe.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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The couplets rhyme—mostly—but his rhythms are irregular, more implicit than embodied.—
Pete Tosiello,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mobile units have core tasks of license plate collection and vehicle pattern tracking.—
Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The birth of Endeavor startled Hollywood, but Endeavor’s subsequent takeover of powerhouse William Morris shook the town to its core.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Body.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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