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Recent Examples of physicality
Practical effects are scarce, and the game’s notorious array of Cronenberg-like antagonists have been mostly drained of their trademark physicality.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Especially playing through physicality, etc.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
This stretch has been far from perfect, but Jakucionis has also flashed his intriguing potential as a playmaking guard who also has opened eyes with his hustle, improved three-point shooting and physicality on both ends of the court.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
He was called for three offensive fouls showing his frustration with the physicality of the defense.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026
Especially playing through physicality, etc.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
This stretch has been far from perfect, but Jakucionis has also flashed his intriguing potential as a playmaking guard who also has opened eyes with his hustle, improved three-point shooting and physicality on both ends of the court.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
He was called for three offensive fouls showing his frustration with the physicality of the defense.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physicality
Noun
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But Vacancy, her first record solely under Interscope, doesn't completely abandon the self-possession and sensuality that's become synonymous with her sound.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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Arnold Jerocki/Getty A public homage will take place at a nearby site for admirers of the woman whose image once symbolized France's postwar liberation and sensuality.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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But as Maud's God begins to talk back, and her desperate pleas for divine intervention send her into fits of orgasmic fervor and desperate carnality, Glass hints at the depths of mania powering the nurse's dedication.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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And then there are the satiric quips, the candid carnality, and the love-it-or-leave-it depiction of life in Los Angeles.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In other words, humans can act against the animal component of their nature and manifest their humanity by rejecting their animality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Nov. 2025
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This strangeness causes all sorts of internal agitation, an uneasiness about humanity’s closeness to animality.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Physicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physicality. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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