as in physical
of or relating to the human body
the old man suffered from a number of bodily ailments
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Recent Examples of bodily
The student had pleaded no contest to assault with intent to do great bodily harm, according to the prosecutor's office.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
He was found guilty in January of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, was sentenced at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, after he was found guilty in January of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, British news agency PA Media reported.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The ruling came after prosecutors agreed to drop a murder charge against Johnson, 34, in exchange for no contest pleas on one count of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of child abuse resulting in great bodily injury.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
He was found guilty in January of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026
Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, was sentenced at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, after he was found guilty in January of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, British news agency PA Media reported.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The ruling came after prosecutors agreed to drop a murder charge against Johnson, 34, in exchange for no contest pleas on one count of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of child abuse resulting in great bodily injury.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodily
physical
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Roberts has heard a lot from his Gen-Z staff that 2026 is the analog year, meaning people are staying off their phones more, getting rid of social media and seeking out more physical media.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Most of the incidents had not resulted in physical injuries; in some cases, prosecutors charged people for assaulting agents with such weapons as a tambourine, an umbrella, and a Subway sandwich.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Bodily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodily. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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