physicality

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Recent Examples of physicality Following the Game 3 defeat, Reeve went to the postgame podium and lamented the lack of calls for Collier and what, in her mind, was excessive physicality. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025 One dancer more than ready for this is Shimon Ito, whose detailed physicality stood out when the ballet debuted at MCB. Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 That second unit included Pollard, who was known for being physical and tough-minded during an era when physicality was more celebrated in the NBA, if not always during practice. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Strong tackling and disruptive jabs were at the heart of it, but tension rose throughout as the physicality persisted. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for physicality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physicality
Noun
  • Featuring sensual stylings and formfitting silhouettes, Perry’s designs cater to a feminine sensibility with a mix of sensuality and contemporary playfulness.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But ideas, too, carry passion, sensuality, and even body memory; a tweed untransfigured by ideas of desire is just a tweed.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This strangeness causes all sorts of internal agitation, an uneasiness about humanity’s closeness to animality.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
  • But also, something more intrinsic — something like her animality.
    Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Physicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physicality. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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