1
as in bodily
of or relating to the human body
physical sensations such as heat and pain
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2
as in concrete
relating to or composed of matter
couldn't tell the difference between a physical object and a shadow in the dim light
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Recent Examples of physical
Fuel costs and physical exhaustion—combined with the general chaos that defined the Grateful Dead’s mid-’70s era—ultimately forced the band to abandon the system after less than a year, retiring it following their October 1974 shows at San Francisco’s Winterland.
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 June 2025
When physical activity decreases, the effects of hormonal changes can be amplified during menopause, leading to further weight gain.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
Participating locations provide mental and physical health resources for LGBTQ+ community members.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Translating a physical place into perfume is no small feat.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 15 June 2025
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Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 June 2025
When physical activity decreases, the effects of hormonal changes can be amplified during menopause, leading to further weight gain.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 26 June 2025
Participating locations provide mental and physical health resources for LGBTQ+ community members.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Translating a physical place into perfume is no small feat.
—Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Robb Report, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical
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She was arraigned and charged with operating under the influence causing serious bodily injury, misleading a police investigation, and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing personal injury.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2025
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The charges include a Level 4 felony of operating while intoxicated causing death; Level 5 felonies of reckless homicide, criminal recklessness, driving while suspended causing death and Level 6 felonies of driving while suspended causing bodily injury and reckless driving.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Under the right circumstances, a small drone can destroy even the most robust concrete structure simply by bringing the detonator.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But rather than agree to lead a security intervention, as Rubio has suggested, the OAS last week adopted a resolution calling for concrete solutions to resolve the crisis.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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Whether physiological, hormonal, or neurological - and support the body in recovering energy, clarity, and emotional stability.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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What Kind of Menopause Training Do Med Students Currently Receive? Despite menopause being an important stage in every woman’s life—and one associated with physiological changes—medical students receive little, if any, training on menopause.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
20 June 2025
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This, coupled with liquidity issues, can lead to cash flow crises, forcing sales at substantial discounts.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The substantial cuts to Medicaid, a program jointly funded by states and the federal government, largely stem from two features in the bill, The New York Times notes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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With Mercury, your ruling planet, entering fellow earth sign Taurus on May 10, your ideas can be translated into tangible reality much more easily.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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As tokenized investing becomes a tangible reality for millions, the lines between centralized brokerages and decentralized protocols are blurring—setting a high bar for the next generation of financial platforms.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But all of Caland’s brilliantly hued canvases are also fleshy and funny and female, in ways that speak of bold corporeal pleasure.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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For corporeal creatures such as humans, grappling with a universe that might not be singular, time that moves in many directions, and matter that both does and does not exist is mind-bending, to say the least.—
Andrea Gawrylewski,
Scientific American,
3 June 2025
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In 2022, the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 paved the way for alternatives to animal testing, and in December 2023, an NIH advisory committee made similar recommendations to develop non-animal methods.—
Rachel Fobar,
Vox,
14 May 2025
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Rendering is a process that transforms animal by-products, like leftover meat and fats...and yes, chicken feet, into usable materials, such as animal feed, fuel, and other industrial products.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The results showed that students with low differentiation — those who were more emotionally enmeshed with others — experienced higher social anxiety, fear of judgment, stress and more somatic symptoms like headaches, fatigue or physical tension.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Her approach to stress and trauma aligns with a growing body of work in the somatic therapy field, which focuses on how the body stores and processes stress.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Physical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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