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
The physical attributes that helped these women get recruited likely led to their low rates of maternal mortality.
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Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
Others face physical or cognitive challenges that begin in early childhood.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 8 July 2025
Draper repositioned from defining her thesis as childcare to the future of family, which includes the physical health and financial health of families, among other applications.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Managers can also address employees’ physical needs during change implementation.
—Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Ann Foster, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2025
Others face physical or cognitive challenges that begin in early childhood.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 8 July 2025
Draper repositioned from defining her thesis as childcare to the future of family, which includes the physical health and financial health of families, among other applications.
—Glen Luke Flanagan, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Managers can also address employees’ physical needs during change implementation.
—Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical
Adjective
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Of the threats of bodily harm and even death to men who got in the way.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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Aren’t dino farms, in which the poor creatures are kept alive just to be drained of their precious bodily fluids, the next step?—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
1 July 2025
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Talking one-on-one, as well as using concrete examples, can help get your friends thinking in different ways about how to show up for you.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Minimalist but expertly curated, details include a concrete spiral staircase in the spa, curved banquettes for dinner tables, a brand new wine cellar made to feel like a wine cave, and fire pits on the stone terrace surrounded by deep outdoor sofas dotted with shearling blankets.—
Hannah Freedman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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So while many people may feel anxious on Mondays, only those with already high physiological stress seem to carry that anxiety into their biology, in the form of elevated long-term cortisol.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
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Discomfort also contributes to physiological learning.—
ESMT Berlin,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 prohibits state or federal governments from placing substantial burdens on a person's religious exercise except under certain conditions.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
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Yet, unlike other federal agencies that received substantial boosts in budget and staffing, the Secret Service's resources grew only modestly.—
ByDonald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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There’s a common uncertainty around where to begin and a lingering question: What real, tangible value will AI bring to the table?—
Steve Cangiano,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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That growth is mainly driven by the bank’s focus on increasing its tangible book value and dividends per share.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
13 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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