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main body

NOUN
text
Synonyms
STRONGEST
content document idea paragraph passage quotation theme verse wording
STRONG
argument body consideration contents context extract fundamentals head issue line lines matter motive point sentence stanza subject thesis topic vocabulary words
WEAK
motify
Antonyms
STRONG
ignorance nothing nothingness

Example Sentences

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Specialized proteins carry these barcodes from the neuron's main body to the synapse, the point where two neurons meet.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

The main body of the show, mounted in capacious glass cabinets, is organized around his most notable books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The Israeli military said the missile apparently fragmented in midair, and that the main body was not immediately recovered.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

He was accustomed to finding "anywhere from 50 to 100, 200" defects on fuselages - the main body of the plane - that were due to be shipped to Boeing, he said.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

All my evidence would be thrown out of court as irrelevant to the main body of the case, for I could cite only exceptions.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin