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body

Definition for body

noun as in physique

noun as in corpse

Strongest matches

carcass, dead body, remains

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ashes, bones, cadaver, deceased, stiff

noun as in human being

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individual, party, person

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being, human, mortal, personage, soul

noun as in bulk; central portion

noun as in crowd

noun as in main part of written work

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Example Sentences

On the sixth day of the stand-off, the government ordered the SAS to raid the embassy after the gunmen shot dead Iranian press attaché Abbas Lavasani and dumped his body outside the building.

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The body of a fourth US soldier has been found, a week after going missing in Lithuania.

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All of the carmakers and industry bodies involved, apart from Mercedes-Benz, which has been granted immunity from penalties, have now settled with the CMA.

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In recent years, the UK has come under growing pressure from United Nations bodies to return the islands and in 2022, the previous Conservative government began negotiations over the sovereignty of the territory.

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At one intersection body parts were in a heap, two skulls clearly visible.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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