as a body

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en masse adj.
bodily adv.
en masse adv.
ensemble adv.

ADJECTIVE

en masse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

altogether

WEAK

all in all all together as a group as a whole as one bodily by and large ensemble generally in a body in a group in a mass jointly on the whole together

Antonyms

WEAK

one at a time singly

ADVERB

bodily

Synonyms

WEAK

absolutely altogether as a group collectively completely en masse entirely fully wholly

ADVERB

en masse

Synonyms

WEAK

all at once as a group as a whole as one collectively communally cooperatively en bloc ensemble in a group in chorus in unison jointly together unanimously unitedly wholly with one voice

ADVERB

ensemble

Synonyms

STRONG

altogether

WEAK

all at once as a group as a whole as one at once en masse in concert

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as a body

But Ms. Cusk has really used Ms. Portman as a body double, borrowing from the outline of her career to produce a generalized study of megacelebrity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

It presented itself as a body created to attract foreign investment into Africa's most populous country, operating from an office inside the Federal Secretariat in Abuja - the huge complex that houses Nigeria's government ministries.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Whatever they were, the grand jury in D.C. didn’t just reject them as a body.

From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2026

And yet, Congress’ path to irrelevance as a body of government did not begin during the shutdown, or even in January 2025.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

I didn’t need to get published, or to make money from my writing; I just needed to be able to think of myself as a person with a brain as well as a body.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

as a body

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