as in physical
of or relating to the human body
started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age
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Recent Examples of corporal
Giuffre describes the school environment as rough, cruel, and controlling, a corporal place that led her to run away several times.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
In addition to murder, prosecutors said a jury also found Lopez guilty of assault on a child under 8 causing death and four counts of corporal injury to a child.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Ramirez also pleaded guilty in December 2021 to a misdemeanor count of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant on Aug. 24, 2021.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Sep. 2025
Shagan and his corporal Saskia (Sophie Robertson) have broken into the safe house and are holding her family hostage.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
In addition to murder, prosecutors said a jury also found Lopez guilty of assault on a child under 8 causing death and four counts of corporal injury to a child.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Ramirez also pleaded guilty in December 2021 to a misdemeanor count of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant on Aug. 24, 2021.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Sep. 2025
Shagan and his corporal Saskia (Sophie Robertson) have broken into the safe house and are holding her family hostage.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corporal
Adjective
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Both Bloom’s and Brick’s physical devices may also give them an edge with young people who increasingly prefer the analog over the digital.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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There are more overtly sexy moments in Fennell’s movie — the physical intimacy is ratcheted up significantly from the book — but this scene underlines the Brontë’s themes of desire and repression — and the friction between them — that imprinted on the filmmaker as a teen.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Chad Michael Watts, 45, faces two counts of assault causing bodily injury.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Jennifer Penton is charged with involuntary manslaughter, causing serious bodily injury to a person participating in a training program involving physical exercise, and perjury.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporal. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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