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Recent Examples of physicality
Purdue went on a 17-2 run early in the second half to stretch its lead to 27 points and Queens could not match the Boilermakers’ sharpshooting, physicality and rebounding.
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Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
Brown said the Knicks haven’t struggled with physicality from opposing defenses regularly this season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Wilson played with a physicality that was needed during his time in Dallas, but his 14 missed tackles in 2025 was alarming.
—Calvin Watkins
mar. 19, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Hood is a fiery, aggressive press corner who features the size (6-0, 193), speed and physicality to make plays in a man-heavy scheme.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 21 Mar. 2026
Brown said the Knicks haven’t struggled with physicality from opposing defenses regularly this season.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Wilson played with a physicality that was needed during his time in Dallas, but his 14 missed tackles in 2025 was alarming.
—Calvin Watkins
mar. 19, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Hood is a fiery, aggressive press corner who features the size (6-0, 193), speed and physicality to make plays in a man-heavy scheme.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physicality
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Creative Director Antonin Tron made his debut at Balmain with a collection that mined the brand’s reputation of dynamic sensuality and opulent design, while making the clothes look more modern than referential.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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But Sista was the incubator for Missy’s frank, explicit approach to sexuality, and for her style of songwriting and production, informed by the moods of the 90s Black girl group—a mysterious sensuality that paired sublimely with the cool of an around-the-way homegirl.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 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
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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 31 Mar. 2026.
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