embodies

present tense third-person singular of embody

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Recent Examples of embodies The Ideal Stay at Rosewood London Repeat travelers to London may enjoy how the property embodies a resort-like sense of place. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Murphy will receive the award in recognition of a body of work that embodies Lear’s enduring legacy of creativity, visionary storytelling and social impact. William Earl, Variety, 28 July 2026 Steady and spectacular and dedicated to his craft on defense, Swanson embodies the group of position players the Cubs have assembled. Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Discreet service that embodies the pinnacle of Swiss hospitality. Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 The area around the park truly embodies the classic, primordial look of a southern swamp with its blackwater mirror reflections and towering cypress and tupelo trees with Spanish moss dangling from them. Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026 In a nicely balanced performance, Alejandra Villanueva’s Mistress Quickly, the play’s go-between and overseer of mischief, embodies the free and easy spirit of Simon’s production. Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 In Puglia’s geometric landscape of dry stone walls and olive groves, Masseria Calderisi embodies the spirit of southern Italian rural hospitality, proudly rooted here since 1658. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Nolan’s latest film, The Odyssey, includes horror scenes in which the Greek hero Odysseus (Matt Damon) and his men come face-to-face with a cyclops, as well as the witch Circe (Samantha Morton), in a moment that embodies body horror. Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodies
Verb
  • This event integrates curriculum, community, research, and industry, fostering interdisciplinary innovation.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Ecotrak now integrates with Claude, Anthropic’s AI assistant, through a new connector that brings its operational data such as work orders, assets, locations and service providers into a conversational interface.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Small adjustments—for example adding a touch of sweetness or changing a sauce or even reordering the courses—can significantly improve how a wine expresses itself alongside the cuisine.
    Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • God expresses these fundamental qualities and forces in man – each one of us – moment by moment.
    Leslie Revilock, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The study incorporates data from 2021 through 2024, and mostly concerns 2023 model-year vehicles.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 30 July 2026
  • Spa director Emma Spencer keeps her finger on the pulse of new treatments and incorporates them with botanicals and rituals used by the indigenous Kumeyaay people across the spa menu.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Former McKinsey consultant Leonie Badge, an MIT and Wharton alumna, exemplifies this shift.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Born in Ramla, Israel, Levi exemplifies the immigrant American dream.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • His ashen skin is snaked with circuitry, his voice flattened into the cold register of the Borg, a cybernetic collective that assimilates entire civilizations and reshapes them in its own image.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jim Hummel, community reporter, newspaper bureau chief, State House reporter, television anchor and producer and independent investigative reporter, personifies Rhode Island journalism.
    Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 2 July 2026
  • No place personifies this quirky little beach town better than The Red Bar, a bohemian hangout swathed in scarlet lights that’s known for its crab cakes and in-house jazz band.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • According to the Navy, USS Georgia’s final return to Kings Bay symbolizes the beginning of the end for one of the Navy’s most versatile submarine classes.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • In medieval literature the dragon’s refusal to share its wealth symbolizes chaos, greed, and the social harm caused when valuable resources are removed from circulation.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Beef epitomizes out-of-control grocery prices for many Americans.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Pool, sauna, outdoor shower Set in the historic center of Marrakesh, this enchanting riad epitomizes Moroccan architecture with its vibrant tilework, stucco walls, and arches.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 July 2026

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“Embodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodies. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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