as in shapes
the type of body that a person has
she had a well-toned physique
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Recent Examples of physiques
Thanks in part to Ozempic, thin is back in, with once-plus-size celebrities sporting svelter physiques, and some already-slim stars now verging on gaunt.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 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
Bain and Mauigoa both look like top 10 picks and Day 1 contributors with the kind of power and pro-ready physiques to have staying power in this violent league.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Despite their absence from television, fans have observed that both Kassidy and Quen have been working on their physiques, showing noticeable changes.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Jost simply ratcheted up the volume and the attacks on soldiers’ physiques.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
In one picture, the married couple's younger son, Joaquin, looked like a spitting image of his dad, both showing off their toned physiques in a shirtless snap by the water.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 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
Bain and Mauigoa both look like top 10 picks and Day 1 contributors with the kind of power and pro-ready physiques to have staying power in this violent league.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
Despite their absence from television, fans have observed that both Kassidy and Quen have been working on their physiques, showing noticeable changes.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Jost simply ratcheted up the volume and the attacks on soldiers’ physiques.
—Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
In one picture, the married couple's younger son, Joaquin, looked like a spitting image of his dad, both showing off their toned physiques in a shirtless snap by the water.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physiques
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These slow-growing trees are reliable, come in an astounding variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, and offer vivid bright scarlet, crimson, orange, and yellow fall foliage.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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These candy-like shapes in bright neon colors contrast quite nicely against a silver base.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2026
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Spotify claims those who aren’t household names can earn six figures, with more than 1,500 artists earning $1 million last year.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Pay a little more, and kids can sign up for craft sessions to make dream catchers or paint ceramic Boholano figures.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Jupiter Direct emphasizes the value of consistent, small habits, rather than momentary, flash-in-the-pan type efforts.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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At the same gas station, Republican-leaning Tyler Nepple, 23, said the price of gas for his Toyota Tacoma may shape his vote in the midterm elections this fall but won't change his driving habits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Watched behind his closed eyelids the eruption of strange visual forms, shapes of light blooming and disintegrating, blue green and yellow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Our goal is to present the most diverse program possible, spanning cultures and countries, storytelling forms and also social perspectives.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Physiques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physiques. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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