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as in integrates
to make a part of a body or system
they must embody their ideas in substantial institutions if they are to survive
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as in expresses
to represent in visible form
George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear
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Recent Examples of embodies
In many ways, Neymar embodies the vision Brazilian soccer first showcased to the world back in 1970.
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Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Bishop’s Head of School Ron Kim said Ariadne embodies the qualities of scholarship, leadership and humanity.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026
But the backlash, both real and potential, against the man who embodies the most recent Democratic president’s global record was an ominous sign.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Louis’s image of Lestat is an arch, impetuous, and violent figure who embodies all the allure and danger of immortality, but now, season three of IWTV, renamed The Vampire Lestat, resets the story on Lestat’s terms.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Each facet informs the other, and no one believes and embodies that more than my mother, Livia.
—Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Walker embodies Alice’s anguish, anger, and astonishment without forgoing the messy nature of a character whose issues run deeper than a single relationship.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
The twist is that Escola encourages the kind of desperate cattiness that the onstage Mary Todd Lincoln herself embodies.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The candidates have performed in a way that embodies their entertainment pedigrees.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Bishop’s Head of School Ron Kim said Ariadne embodies the qualities of scholarship, leadership and humanity.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2026
But the backlash, both real and potential, against the man who embodies the most recent Democratic president’s global record was an ominous sign.
—Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Louis’s image of Lestat is an arch, impetuous, and violent figure who embodies all the allure and danger of immortality, but now, season three of IWTV, renamed The Vampire Lestat, resets the story on Lestat’s terms.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Each facet informs the other, and no one believes and embodies that more than my mother, Livia.
—Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Walker embodies Alice’s anguish, anger, and astonishment without forgoing the messy nature of a character whose issues run deeper than a single relationship.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 June 2026
The twist is that Escola encourages the kind of desperate cattiness that the onstage Mary Todd Lincoln herself embodies.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
The candidates have performed in a way that embodies their entertainment pedigrees.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodies
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The device integrates both the signal encoder and optical detector on a single silicon chip manufactured using an eight-inch wafer process commonly used in semiconductor production.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Each piece carries a sense of place, but also integrates quietly into everyday life.—
Rebecca Cope,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
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Fishel hopes for reconciliation Fishel expresses hope that the sitcom's core four will reunite and renew their old bonds one day.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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Prada has so many facets and expresses itself in so many ways.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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The Cure and New Wave are huge sonic inspirations throughout the new album as Rodrigo incorporates Eighties synths and instrumentation.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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This article incorporates details from an article originally published April 18, 2023.—
Dillon Amaya,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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Sarah Michelle Gellar’s running gag as the celebrity everyone’s too self-absorbed to recognize, for example, exemplifies the film’s willingness to hold nothing sacred, with the actors invited to follow suit.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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The archive is a mortuary, and the literal presence of bones exemplifies the violence of such repositories.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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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
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Before each showing, attendees are invited to a discussion over dinner that explores the trilogy’s themes of fear, chaos, pain, justice, sacrifice and what ultimately personifies the good life.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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His renaissance has been emphatic and, in many ways, personifies Villa’s campaign.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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On the other hand, that sculpture now symbolizes for me not only a full circle moment, but a clear before and after in my life, and therefore as an actor.—
Marcel Ruiz,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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Decades later, their performances continue to resonate, reminding audiences why Mayberry still symbolizes a gentler, more hopeful vision of community life.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
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Wollstonecraft’s life epitomizes the tension between them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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This small, intimate hotel sits on a narrow parcel of land on the eastern shore of the lake and epitomizes high design inside and out, courtesy of the refined hand of Spanish architect Patricia Urquiola.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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