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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
Read below to find out who embodies your sun, moon or rising.
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Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Land, after all, embodies the true luxury of being finite.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The politics that Starmer embodies is cautious, patriotic, a little square.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
While the Tory customer of the past felt neatly aligned with the country club aesthetic, the Tory customer today embodies a modern sensibility of polish and dynamism.
—Viv Chen, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
An hour’s drive south of Boston and only 30 minutes southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, the town embodies the most beloved aspects of New England, minus the crowds and steep price tags.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
And Park Chan-wook embodies the universality of cinema.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026
Reminiscent of the button-down shirt dresses of the 1950s, this darling dress embodies classic charm.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Though operating at the center of the Venezuelan underground, Garbán embodies the disconnect between the scene’s international acclaim and domestic invisibility.
—Marcos Sanoja, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Land, after all, embodies the true luxury of being finite.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The politics that Starmer embodies is cautious, patriotic, a little square.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
While the Tory customer of the past felt neatly aligned with the country club aesthetic, the Tory customer today embodies a modern sensibility of polish and dynamism.
—Viv Chen, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
An hour’s drive south of Boston and only 30 minutes southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, the town embodies the most beloved aspects of New England, minus the crowds and steep price tags.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
And Park Chan-wook embodies the universality of cinema.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2026
Reminiscent of the button-down shirt dresses of the 1950s, this darling dress embodies classic charm.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Though operating at the center of the Venezuelan underground, Garbán embodies the disconnect between the scene’s international acclaim and domestic invisibility.
—Marcos Sanoja, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodies
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These capabilities will form an interoperable infrastructure that integrates with existing buy-side tools while establishing a consistent framework for attribution, optimization, and performance measurement across premium video.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The system integrates the full robotics pipeline, including scalable data collection, advanced architecture design, training methods, and optimized deployment strategies.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Victoria Frenner, who is a therapist, expresses skepticism about the book’s punchy tone.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Bryl has built a beauty career over the past four decades based on accuracy, discretion, and the belief that beauty, at its best, expresses presence rather than perfection.—
Jordan French,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Mission versatility Blitz is a modular platform which incorporates swappable modules located in its nose, backpack payload bay, wingtips and tail.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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The book takes place in a New York penthouse, an upstate residence and incorporates aspects of the Big Apple.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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The Boot of Cortez, on the other hand, is 98 percent pure gold, and its rich, luminous hue exemplifies that composition.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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This system exemplifies the transition from purely reconnaissance platforms to affordable, mass-deployable precision-strike assets.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Perhaps no dish better personifies Old Florida like the salty, cheesy Cuban sandwich.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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His replacement, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, personifies another shift in the Iranian system’s center of gravity, away from political management and toward security-bureaucratic coordination.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
9 May 2026
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The tall, enchanting gladiolus symbolizes integrity and persistence.—
Jenny Krane,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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To this end, the robot symbolizes changes in moon missions’ objectives from pure observation and sample collection to more of an on-site engineering project.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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This show epitomizes an international production.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Recently reissued by original label Rough Trade Records, Songs to Remember epitomizes the group’s attempt to reconcile an art-school background, 1977-era punk ethics, and an obsession with chart pop into a musical statement as stately and cohesive as a book of sonnets.—
Alfred Soto,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2026
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