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verb

past tense of embody

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Recent Examples of embodied
Adjective
The company describes this combination as soft embodied intelligence. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 How to allocate the emissions from training a large language model, or for the embodied carbon in AI hardware, isn’t widely agreed on, and measuring them is complex. Olivia Raimonde, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 Boston Dynamics, Figure, Tesla, and foundation model work out of Google DeepMind are widely seen as holding the deeper edge in intelligence built specifically for embodied reasoning, not just hardware volume. Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The real battleground is over the robot brains, or vision-language-action (VLA) models, which are designed to turn human inputs into embodied AI performing intuitively and accurately. Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026 Although embodied experience varied in different localities around the Atlantic Basin by climate, legal status, race and other vulnerabilities, the instruments used on those bodies capture general notions of physical well-being. Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 While removing the screen and battery means some embodied carbon is still wasted, rescuing the board still represents a massive win for circularity. New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Verb
In 2021, Kristen Stewart embodied Diana in Pablo Larraín’s touching biopic, Spencer. Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026 Urushadze presents a sympathetic portrait of Niaz, a man who once embodied a certain type of swaggering masculinity but now seems adrift in the modern world. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 The championship parades perfectly embodied Kansas City in that way. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 This is particularly true of costumes from the Hitchcockian vibe of 2020’s Ratched to the chic ’90s minimalism embodied by Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in this year’s Love Story. Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 In Chinese mythology, Zhinü, a weaver girl represented by the Vega star, falls in love with Niulang, a cowherd embodied by the Altair star. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The strategic allocation reads like a map of who wants proximity to embodied AI. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Heilmann took the supposedly impersonal unit of modern art, the rectangle, and embodied it. Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026 For generations, the French Open has embodied the ideal gateway to the European summer. Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 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
  • The home features wood floors and a sunken living room anchored by a stone fireplace, and Kislin’s designs are integrated throughout.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026
  • These existing programs can be integrated into NYCG, improving food access and health outcomes.
    Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Numerous industry sources have expressed concern over Ruffalo’s conflating the merger with anti-Israel sentiments.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Lopez has already expressed his ambition to face the winner of the Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn fight next, aiming for an undisputed 147-pound title.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.
    Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Her looks often incorporated classic country motifs like cowboy hats or bell-bottom jeans, though usually made Dolly-appropriate with a healthy helping of sparkles and vibrant hues.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Using clean hands or a pastry cutter, mash until the butter is fully incorporated and the mixture is coarse and crumbly.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Traditional business moats are eroding, exemplified by Chegg's collapse, as the market prices certainty into an inherently uncertain technology, causing unprecedented volatility and layoffs.
    Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Those scares are best exemplified by the film’s most inventive setpiece, where Gemma gets lost in an endless pillow fort filled with baddies around every corner.
    William Earl, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The first tangible milestone arrived this summer with the opening of a new Nobu restaurant in the Eastown District of New Cairo, offering diners a teaser of the brand ahead of the future Nobu Hotel (set to open next year).
    Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Wasserman Schultz told voters that her experience in Washington would produce tangible benefits for the district.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The news comes after Prime Video assimilated MX Player into its service earlier this year.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Something Sculptural As the name would suggest, the Rodin stool from Arhaus has a sculptural appeal—it can be easily assimilated into a sophisticated bar setup, or used to dress up a more casual breakfast bar.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Embodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodied. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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