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Recent Examples of physique
One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’).
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Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Part of this reflects the culture in South Korea, where rigid beauty standards have traditionally valued fair skin, slender physiques and hyper-feminine features.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Egg’s plucky insolence belies his puny size, a comedic contrast with Claffey’s ex-rugby player physique, and perhaps his seemingly humble origins as well.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
The 47-year-old showcased her physique on Instagram with a series of photos in a pastel triangle string bikini accented with beaded details.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Part of this reflects the culture in South Korea, where rigid beauty standards have traditionally valued fair skin, slender physiques and hyper-feminine features.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Egg’s plucky insolence belies his puny size, a comedic contrast with Claffey’s ex-rugby player physique, and perhaps his seemingly humble origins as well.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
The 47-year-old showcased her physique on Instagram with a series of photos in a pastel triangle string bikini accented with beaded details.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physique
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Until now, Jupiter’s shape was based on just six measurements taken by NASA’s Voyager and Pioneer missions nearly five decades ago.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some plants will regain their former shape as soon as the weight is gone.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Zubimendi’s effort kissed the post on its way in, but Declan Rice and Kai Havertz had shots from similar distances whizz just past the frame of the goal in the 15 minutes before half-time.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Moments later, Carthen struts into the frame wearing a Patriot's jersey corset, an enormous fur stole, and knee-high Timberland stilettos.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
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There were also special appearances by notable Latino and Latina figures such as Toñita, the owner of Caribbean Social Club in New York.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Until crude vulgarians like Miller came along, no prominent American political figure would claim on our behalf a right to use our power for purely selfish ends, at the expense of other democratic states and foreign peoples.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The lesson came in the form of a book about eating less, handed to her by a male co-star.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Berkeley has had some form of police oversight for decades, starting with the Police Review Commission formed in 1973.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Physique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physique. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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