Thesaurus results for EMBODY

embody

verb

im-ˈbä-dē

Definition of embody

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 The Chase-versus-Iredell debate embodied an instability, from the beginning of the country, regarding the fundamental question of what law is, which has never been fully resolved. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 In this feat, Balogun embodied the notion that America is an ideal, not a bloodline. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 2 July 2026 The difference, as researcher Amanda Arroyo has noted, is between performing body positivity and embodying it and daughters, even very young ones, are skilled at detecting the gap. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Perhaps many in Atlanta found the two sides embodied the city’s rich Black history, which was forged in persistence. — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for embody

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Later in the curriculum, students will learn to ethically and effectively integrate AI into advanced legal research, writing, and clinical practice.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
In future updates, the platform is expected to integrate an advanced commercial version of the model, further improving depth completion, object boundary detection, and spatial structure understanding.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of integrate

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The committee has also expressed interest in questioning acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, whose nomination to permanently lead the Justice Department is pending before the Senate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
For me, therapy and writing have become healthy ways to express my feelings instead of keeping them bottled up inside.

— Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of express

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To minimize risks during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) advises incorporating frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Back then, the imperial family was bigger and incorporated other collateral branches, known as Oke, which offered a pool of candidates if the main bloodline failed to produce an heir.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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The look symbolized her character, trapeze artist Anna Wheeler, who flew through the air, similar to a monarch.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Despite growing tourism and a strong farming economy, Calabria symbolizes southern Italy's lack of development compared to the more wealthy and industrialized north.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of symbolize

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The trio has assimilated perfectly, down to their graying wigs.

— Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Many of these children not only survived, but learned the skills and lifeways of their captors, often becoming fully assimilated into the cultures that had once seemed utterly foreign.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 July 2026

Definition of assimilate

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Steiner exemplifies a low-resource lifestyle, while local activists voiced concerns over Berlin's declining cycling infrastructure.

— Nick Nuttall, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Instead, Henrietta exemplifies the way in which many women were involved in the production of texts and scientific research at the time, particularly within upper-class families, such as the Darwins.

— Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026

Definition of exemplify

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Chapman's charges raised concerns to Krissie Fung, a member of the city's police oversight body the Fire and Police Commission.

— David Clarey, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
Body measurements for height, waist, hips and Relative Fat Mass, an index that estimates body fat percentage from height, waist circumference and gender, have remained stable.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2026

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