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verb

past tense of embody

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Recent Examples of embodied
Adjective
Major economies have starkly different instincts in response to China’s lead in the embodied AI race. Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 23 June 2026 As Micah so nicely puts it, there’s a narrative magnetism to Pitman’s repo encounters, many of which play out as micro-dramas of people in crisis confronting an embodied messenger of the great, unfeeling, deeply unfair American financial system. Austin Elias-De Jesus, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Together, these elements form an expanding ecosystem designed to support large-scale deployment of embodied AI technologies. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 June 2026 It’s written in the practice of ancient agricultural methods; it’s written in hula, an embodied language that transmits stories over centuries. Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026 The all-day celebration Saturday will grow connections among UC San Diego’s dance community while engaging audiences through the power of embodied storytelling. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026 That desert, it is implied, is physical, embodied experience on Earth. Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026 Klara Liden, an artist working across the registers of the embodied, spatial, and linguistic, remains productively undecided. Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Human intelligence is collective, social, embodied and highly contextual. Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
Still, as Oracle Park collectively erupted, this rookie embodied the swagger like a veteran who’d homered on cold San Francisco nights for his whole career. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 The look embodied dark punk sensibility, with a monochrome black color scheme, leathery gloves and strapless, structured bodice, among other details. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 The last time the men’s World Cup came to the United States, in 1994, my Midtown Manhattan office filled with colleagues from Central and South America who embodied the passion for the Beautiful Game. Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Over his 18-year tenure at the Fed, Greenspan embodied the omnipotent technocrat — a legacy critics say was fatally undermined by his failure to spot the 2008 housing bubble. Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 22 June 2026 There’s the thrilling Single White Female element gleefully embodied by Berlant. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026 We were also drawn to the idea of embracing the feminine spirit embodied by the goddess Selene, qualities such as beauty, grace, warmth, intuition, and connection. Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 In the first film, when Buzz Lightyear arrived in Andy’s room with buttons, lights and generally more dazzle than his simpler peers, Hunt said, that embodied a message Pixar has always gotten right. Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 But as the djinn becomes embodied, the delicate balance between the real and the supernatural starts to falter. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodied
Adjective
  • These remarks hinted at the corporeal quality of these sculptures, which have been collected by institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026
  • In laying out his corporeal stepping stones, Faulkner leads us to our own discovery of Caddy’s and Quentin’s feelings.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • With its Electron rocket and Pioneer spacecraft both vertically integrated into Rocket Lab's manufacturing processes, this Victus Haze launch marks the first TacRS mission to be carried out by a single prime contractor, providing the spacecraft, launch vehicle and on-orbit operations.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 June 2026
  • As the technology uses abundant silicon rather than volatile rare metals, it can be integrated into existing semiconductor manufacturing pipelines.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The decision comes after several parents and teachers expressed concern about AI.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Several Republican senators expressed misgivings about the idea, pointing to the potential for security and legal risks.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • Team Australia players Jacob Italiano and Harry Souttar just received two yellow cards after the referee determined that the match is becoming too physical.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Professor Igor Aharonovich said twisting layered materials can produce entirely new physical behaviors.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • But when the new proton device was operational this month, the team incorporated that into De La Torre’s plan.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • The investment comes as Hyphen, which was incorporated in April, launches HyphenShare, a profit-sharing and options program that gives creators and talent managers a financial stake in the agency.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • America's electricity grid is at a crossroads, with independent power producers actively expanding generation in response to market signals, exemplified by hundreds of gigawatts proposed in PJM.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Perhaps no one exemplified this ethos more than Jalen Brunson.
    Melissa Dawn Simkins, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Adjective
  • And they were given little information about the tangible, systems-level improvements in people’s lives that Blue Zones Project has produced in communities where it’s been put into practice.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 20 June 2026
  • Of the many cruel aspects of slavery, the shackles used to restrain and dehumanize more than12 million Africans across three centuries may be the most visceral tangible reminder.
    Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Chef Kevin Liao also distinguishes the kitchen with his illuminating Toisanese specialties, a regional subgenre of Cantonese cuisine either rarely seen in Los Angeles or so deeply assimilated into more generalized Cantonese menus that its distinctions are hard to parse.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Those students will be assimilated into their home campuses.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2026

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“Embodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodied. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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