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as in to integrate
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 to express
to represent in visible form
George Washington embodied so many of the virtues that Americans hold dear
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Recent Examples of embody
Practice standing and walking meditation, the Microcosmic Orbit, Taiji Ruler, the Eight Treasures, cleansing the internal organs, embodying the elements and more.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The Grosche Stella moka pot comes in an ultra sleek four-cup size stainless steel vessel that embodies something like a thermos.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Mitchell’s injury embodied the string that unraveled the entire secondary.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
While Paytas is embodying Maxine, Sharone Sayegh will continue to play Juno in Act II.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The Grosche Stella moka pot comes in an ultra sleek four-cup size stainless steel vessel that embodies something like a thermos.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Mitchell’s injury embodied the string that unraveled the entire secondary.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
While Paytas is embodying Maxine, Sharone Sayegh will continue to play Juno in Act II.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embody
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The results come at a time when thousands of schools are opting to integrate financial skills into their curriculum, while at the same time, reading levels among students have hit all time lows.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Beyond employment, Wilson Administration officials re-segregated bathrooms, lunchrooms, and workspaces in federal buildings that had been integrated since the end of the Civil War.—
Time,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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Others have expressed their frustration at how Collinsworth seems to be over-the-top with his accolades for Mahomes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Community members expressed their emotions in the aftermath of the shooting.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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In 2001, under Paul Harvey’s creative direction, denim got a dedicated branding, while it was most recently incorporated in seasonal collections.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The bridge incorporates five viewing platforms fused with a curved structure, so pedestrians can pause and enjoy the scenic and panoramic view of the Singapore skyline.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Everyone seems to symbolize something…but the oceanic flood of writing itself is always carrying them away, just beyond intelligibility.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Tyla officially joined Pandora as a brand ambassador in April, launching with a charm collection curated by the singer to symbolize her journey so far.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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These students and their families also feared that higher education could force them to assimilate into Western and white culture, and erase their own Native traditions and languages.—
Cynthia Lindquist,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
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Taken to the extreme, some of these same ideas lead to remigration, the notion that nonwhite citizens who haven’t properly assimilated should be deported.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
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This project exemplifies a public-private partnership, formalized under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), which enables federal laboratories to collaborate with private industry to accelerate technological innovation.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than with the rise of AI, which exemplifies both the opportunity and complexity boards must navigate.—
Lara Abrash,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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This manifests itself in several ways.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Thursday, as Latu relived the play in the locker room, his frustration manifested itself into a frown.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Each syllable an aeon, each body its true size.—
Jana Prikryl,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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His or her voice is the means by which the author’s work is bodied forth, and is the main channel along which thought and feeling are to flow.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Embody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embody. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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