embodied
Americanadjective
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expressed, personified, or exemplified in concrete form.
The one-day intensive workshop is designed to shift peacemaking from words and theory to costly, embodied reality.
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having or provided with a body; incarnate or corporeal.
In most folklore, ghosts seem to be bound by many of the same physical laws that bind embodied beings.
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Environmental Science. relating to or being the energy involved or required in the production, maintenance, or use of a particular concrete object, and therefore thought of as part of the object.
You can increase the embodied efficiency of a new house by building it in an already dense neighborhood, taking advantage of existing infrastructure and shorter distances.
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(of writing) portraying the details of bodily experience as they are lived or relived by the writer so as to evoke them sympathetically in the reader.
Acting out your characters is something I recommend as part of the enlivening practice of embodied writing.
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While two exchange-traded funds— KraneShares Global Humanoid & Embodied Intelligence Index, or KOID, and Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence, or BOTZ—were created to capitalize on the trend, they aren’t ideal choices.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
“By the end of 2024, humanoid robots with Embodied AI will be able to perform useful tasks at scale. They will be proven as useful in manufacturing, warehousing, store operations/restocking and hospital/healthcare operations,” Gurley predicts.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2024
The program that Brian focused on, Embodied Narrative Healing, is unusual even within that shifting framework: It isn’t state-funded, but run by volunteers and supported by private donations.
From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2023
Embodied carbon is more comprehensive, as it examines the emissions produced by the process of construction itself.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022
Embodied let the king ascend To life in heaven that ne'er shall end.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
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