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physiques

noun

plural of physique

as in shapes

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

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Recent Examples of physiques In this iteration, their physiques are displayed not for aesthetic purposes but as a visual manifestation of volatile power. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Some undergo cosmetic procedures and reportedly inject their bodies with peptides, testosterone, and other substances that enhance their physiques. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026 Feelings for the character, who dressed like a luchador and stretched the limits of superherodom’s already outrageous spectrum of physiques, ranged from curiosity to open and outright disdain. — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026 The role turned Ritchson into a household name, and his willingness to discuss what the transformation cost him is reshaping how audiences talk about male body image, hormone therapy and Hollywood physiques. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026 The Westminster Christian grad, 50, has long been linked to women who take serious care of their physiques. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 They’ve been specially designed in sizes that acknowledge that the world includes people with different physiques, but where their faces would be, there’s a mirror. — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026 There were also pristine Vespas from Piaggio's collection displayed like posing models to admire, and soaking up attention usually directed toward the nearby marbles with idealized physiques. — ABC News, 27 June 2026 Suggesting that the media and fashion industries promote extremely thin female bodies and lean, muscular male physiques, the researchers concluded that has normalized unsafe body sizes. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 June 2026

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The process started with 2D concept art, mapping out the shapes the team needed to build Wicker Husband.

— Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
What's difficult to do is nature because organic shapes have their own unique grammar.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

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The cost figures draw on the Family Budget Calculator developed by the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute from federal data on rents, food costs and consumer spending, with The Post’s own health care estimates.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Another star turn goes to Mary Ellen Pleasant, who was arguably America’s first Black millionaire and inarguably one of the most canny and chameleonlike figures this country has ever produced.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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But opponents have argued that other forms of infrastructure such as drones or surveillance towers are just as effective and a lot less expensive than the wall plans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Most of that evidence comes from studies of clove extracts or concentrated forms, not from a single clove steeped in a mug of coffee.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

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