physique

as in shape
the type of body that a person has she had a well-toned physique

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Recent Examples of physique Paul should have a size/physique advantage over Chavez, as the former is accustomed to fighting at around 200 pounds, which is the limit for tonight's bout. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025 The team has made no emendations to his board-flat and stick-thin physique, no fake tits in sight. Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025 People also took the opportunity to question the ex-San Francisco 49ers’ physique. Ben Standig, New York Times, 19 June 2025 Everyone wants to write a book, grow their business, or transform their physique. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for physique
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Noun
  • When selecting a sprinkler, look for one with a coverage pattern that most closely matches the area to be irrigated (the shape and size of the space the sprinkler covers should be listed on the package).
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
  • Wreath in shape of football jerseys are displayed at the entrance of the cemetery after the funeral ceremony of Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva in Gondomar, on the outskirts of Porto, on July 5, 2025.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • He’s lost weight off his already tiny frame and has taken over mom’s room.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
  • Furniture for every room in your home — including sofas, dressers, TV stands, coffee tables, bed frames, ottomans, and more — is up to 56 percent off.
    Toni Sutton, People.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Alonso has an opt-out after this season and figures to hit the open market again, upping the urgency to win this season.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • On the wall behind her, Gauguin has painted glyphs like those discovered on Easter Island, and a masked female figure, ferocious and bare-breasted.
    Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Her soft-hued shadow juxtaposed a black wing, which took the form of a thick tail reaching from her outer eye corner to her temple.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 July 2025
  • Here’s what these intense forms of love reveal about us.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025

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“Physique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physique. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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