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verb

past tense of embody

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of embodied
Adjective
In that world, reading will no longer be the kind of embodied experience that Hazrat and Kaufman memorialize. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The development reflects Galileo’s broader focus on embodied intelligence, with the company maintaining in-house capabilities spanning robot platforms, core components, motion control, and systems engineering. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 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
RoboParty is integrating the RP1 robot body, actuator modules, low-level control, and embodied AI algorithms into a single development system. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 But the fashionable-at-the-time nakedness of the YBAs’ desire for money, most completely embodied by Hirst, quickly became crass. — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Much like Olivia Colman for Miu Miu’s spring 2027 show, Lyonne embodied the brand’s spirit, clad in the designer’s pieces from head to heel. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026 Her Calla Lily sconces show her mirthful approach, also embodied in her towering egg and pear lamps. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 Perhaps no player better embodied the unpredictability of a season that came down to game 162 or what was required to overcome it. — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2026 Alongside Sarah Pigeon, Paul embodied the late attorney and journalist and made millions of viewers swoon at their screens. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026 At the root of it all is negligence, which is refuted and embodied by our challenging heroine. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026 Italian cinema and La Dolce Vita inspired the third act, embodied by Imaan Hammam’s bedazzled Versace Vogue catsuit and Jennifer Lopez’s sparkling strapless Dolce & Gabbana dress. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodied
Adjective
  • The tension between intellectual certainty and its corporeal obverse is the novel’s most interesting possibility, yet its campus plot repeatedly narrows into a question of who deserves our sympathy.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Editor Cam McLauchlin never cuts them into mere blitzes of limbs and blood, though DP Katelin Arizmendi’s acidic palette of yellows, greens and corporeal streaks of red does lend the realism a kind of pop-art splendor.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The hotel was seamlessly integrated into one of Lisbon’s most historic areas—the church was one of the few landmarks to survive a 1755 earthquake that decimated much of Lisbon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Most optical switches rely on an IR light and a sensor that are integrated into the keyboard’s PCB.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Caputo said the idea for the citizenship-for-investment program emerged during Milei's July 2024 visit to Sun Valley, Idaho, when tech executives expressed interest in obtaining Argentine citizenship.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Staffers also expressed concerns about fiscal implications if bedbugs would come home with workers and require them to pay for their homes to be treated.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Read Full Review Designed to tie in the five elements and the five senses, this Greek idyll is built into a mountain and has a large spherical pool as its physical and spiritual center.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • There is humiliation here, claustrophobia, physical vulnerability and an intimacy that occasionally brushes against the erotic.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This year, the BEA incorporated different source data for three categories – portfolio management and investment advice services, legal services, and computer software and accessories – to more accurately reflect pricing shifts.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Pop-song structure had not fully been incorporated into hip-hop yet.
    — Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • No better is that exemplified than on Play Boy, an album that presents itself as an open book reflection on life lived unapologetically, on the edge, and with a constant questioning of any authoritative figure standing in its way.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Klum’s footwear choice exemplified what a good pair of pumps should be, with angular features and sharp stilettos.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • But a person like Hudson, who’s heavily backed in the fashion game, the impact was tangible immediately.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026
  • McMahon also urged schools to introduce hands-on learning much earlier, including virtual welding and electronics programs that can make technical work feel tangible and attractive to younger students.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The cowardly, devious Turgeniev has assimilated to the comforts of the West —that alone is enough for Fyodor to detest him.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The news comes after Prime Video assimilated MX Player into its service earlier this year.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Embodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodied. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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