physicality

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Recent Examples of physicality His films reflect tension between extremes of physicality and of abstraction, between stories of a potentially grotesque carnality and images of rigorous design. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025 The general consensus for Bennett, who has been Florida’s second-line center the past three years and brings a blend of physicality and scoring touch, is somewhere around $8 million per year over an eight-year extension. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025 There might not be a better blend of skill, productivity and physicality in the draft. Scott Powers, New York Times, 27 June 2025 Nadine Malouf is a master of accents, expressions and physicality playing the regal Penelope and all of the other women in Jane’s life, including her no-nonsense sister, aloof mother, softspoken therapist, vapid yoga instructor, awkward neighbor and gruff housekeeper. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for physicality
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animality
Noun
  • This strangeness causes all sorts of internal agitation, an uneasiness about humanity’s closeness to animality.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
  • But also, something more intrinsic — something like her animality.
    Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025

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

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