embodies

present tense third-person singular of embody

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of embodies Smoky in scent only, the ember candle from Jenni Kayne embodies the best parts of late night fires without being too heavy. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026 The 94-passenger Amangati, which is now open for reservations and will set sail in spring 2027, embodies the hotel brand’s space and privacy design, and even offers a two-deck spa with a Japanese serenity garden. Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 With 20 works in the Lucas Museum’s collection, Los Angeles artist Kadir Nelson embodies the overlap between popular visual culture and fine art. Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Paulson, particularly, fearlessly embodies that inquiry in her characterization. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 The public outrage over data centers, which the Post said has inspired 375 bills in state legislatures so far, embodies a concern far beyond their voracious demands for land, electricity and water. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026 This is another team that embodies talent, continuity and health in an at-home matchup against an opponent with questions at all three. Renee Miller, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The film embodies its devotion to ecstatic truth being as valid as documentary truth with a full-bodied commitment. Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026 In other words, those seven hours won’t just be about Bertolucci, but about a kind of filmmaking and film appreciation that’s in rare supply these days (and which Guadagnino himself embodies). Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodies
Verb
  • Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than adding oversight after a system has been built, the Governed by Design philosophy integrates governance directly into the architecture from the first day of development.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Belinda expresses interest in acting and dance but also doesn’t want to leave the countryside.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Likewise, when a veteran employee expresses hesitation about a new operational structure, do not label them as resistant to change.
    Kent Ingle, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The menu advertises Singaporean cuisine, which incorporates influences from Chinese, Malay and Indian traditions and ingredients.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Traditional fireclay construction incorporates natural clay, high-heat firing, and a thick, lustrous glaze.
    Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This award is given to a feature film which exemplifies the extraordinary power of documentary filmmaking that illuminates important social issues through compelling storytelling.
    Natalie Jamieson, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Caitlyn Kumi's Her Collective exemplifies this trend, attracting thousands of millennial women to its exclusive, vetted community.
    Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 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
  • Even though Miami’s inside linebacker spot had been decimated by injuries, and the overall roster lacks playmakers (which Dodson was), and experience (43 NFL starts), that decision personifies what this season will be about.
    Omar Kelly August 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • With a soothing neutral color palette and elegant touches like custom cathedral ceilings, the house personifies modern luxury.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Skenes’ recent inconsistency symbolizes a larger step back by the Pittsburgh rotation since the All-Star break, with Jared Jones and Mitch Keller also struggling, pushing the Bucs to the fringe of the playoff race.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The hearing took place before a packed courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, as Golden’s supporters wore purple, a color that symbolizes survivors of domestic violence.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With its fountains and patios, its spare ornament and spatial poetry, Clavijero epitomizes the idiosyncratic regionalist style that flourished here in the 1920s.
    Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Bugatti Type 57 epitomizes that aesthetic power, exemplified by a low-slung body defined by voluptuous curves.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Embodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodies. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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