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verb

past tense of embody

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Recent Examples of embodied
Adjective
Our embodied experience often notices shifts before our intellect explains them. Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The company is also making its embodied reasoning model, Gemini Robotics ER 2, available through Google AI Studio and in private preview on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 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 The book offers a sharp (but complicated) critical apparatus for thinking about these abstract themes individually and in conjunction, through historical, psychological, embodied, and practical gestures. Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Verb
The whole busker-to-recording star has a filmic rags-to-riches quality even before Hansard meta-ishly embodied it in the film. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026 Jantar Mantar, the protest site in Delhi, embodied an aesthetic of collective transgression. Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 What is remarkable is not only how influential each person was but how clearly each embodied a different form of support. Corey McQuade, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The dress featured a record-breaking train Diana’s gown was truly fit for a princess — and embodied plenty of bridal trends from the early 1980s. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Saar continued to work throughout the ensuing decades, producing ever-larger assemblages, such as the 1992 altarpiece Wings of Morning, and delving into installations, as embodied for example by the immersive House of Fortune, 1988. News Desk, Artforum, 28 July 2026 Catherine takes that description to new extremes, embodied by Petticrew with terrifying intensity. Alison Herman, Variety, 27 July 2026 There were four outlandish, outcast characters, whom Goldberg utterly embodied with something as slight as the crossing of her eyes or the dragging of her leg. Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 Chrome was trendy during the Art Deco era, shiny gold fixtures embodied the bling of the ‘80s, and black metal hardware became the go-to during the peak modern farmhouse style craze of the 2020s. Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 July 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
  • Like any metropolis, Roku City has advertising on billboards, but brands are also integrated into the screen saver.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The rapid appearance of multiple Gerbera variants over the past year suggests that new capabilities can be integrated with relatively minor changes to the underlying airframe.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The entire Board of Education has expressed support for lobbying for additional state money.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Stitt expressed confidence that states would hold elections without federal intervention while noting his support for the voting bill.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The task force points out that the physical environment and forces of nature can affect drones’ performance disproportionately.
    Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • In a handwritten criminal complaint, Patty’s ex-wife described a disturbing physical altercation that allegedly left her with a swollen arm, neck pain and a bump on her head.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The backstory The hotel is named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, who, along with Franciscan missionary Father Junípero Serra, incorporated the city of Monterey in 1770.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • After these properties were seized, they were then incorporated into the real estate portfolio of the regime or sold off adding much more wealth and income for the regime.
    Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Beyond the drinks, immersive environments offering escapism are crucial, exemplified by Rosewood Little Dix Bay's Rum Room, which elevates classic tiki with artisanal ingredients and premium spirits.
    Carissa Chesanek, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Karl Malone and Gary Payton of the 2003-04 Los Angeles Lakers best exemplified that archetype.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Adjective
  • Speculation around Tarik Skubal — even if tangible talks still seem quiet — is dominating the sport’s news cycle.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Bobbing his head to the music, the 29-year-old said standing where King once marched made his legacy feel tangible.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The trio has assimilated perfectly, down to their graying wigs.
    Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Many of these children not only survived, but learned the skills and lifeways of their captors, often becoming fully assimilated into the cultures that had once seemed utterly foreign.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026

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