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verb

past tense of embody

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Recent Examples of embodied
Adjective
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 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 next step of evolution is embodied or physical intelligence. Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 No side embodied that thinking more than Saturday’s opponents, who once viewed Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe as their silver bullets. Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 The Exercise Habits Behind Her Beauty Long before posture became a wellness buzzword, Grace Kelly embodied it. Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 The revered Pirates stocked their roster with local talent and embodied the pride of beach-city allure. Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026 Fanjul’s life embodied one of South Florida’s defining immigrant success stories. Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 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 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
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
  • Survivors have expressed frustration and criticized the Japanese government's support for nuclear deterrence for being insincere.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • On Friday, Zandalasini expressed appreciation that the front office went all in on the current group.
    Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Divers rotate every 20 minutes to reduce fatigue and the physical demands of wearing nearly 100 pounds of equipment.
    Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The question is whether the cultural infrastructure will follow the physical one fast enough.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is incorporated evenly and blend again on high for another 3 minutes.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The showrunner, Ira Parker, recently told THR that Martin gave him unpublished pages of Dunk and Egg’s adventures that were incorporated into the scripts.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The shot that exemplified Sabalenka’s struggles occurred in the second set.
    Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • That’s exemplified by the expansive outdoor terraces and balconies that appear to hang over the bustling Beltline Eastside Trail.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • These successful firms prioritize solving specific business problems with AI, measuring success in tangible metrics like productivity or customer satisfaction, rather than simply deploying the technology.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The show that wins could gain more confidence to pursue MAGA — which could have a tangible impact on the elections (and, yes, drive Trump even crazier).
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 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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“Embodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodied. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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