Able-bodied
Able-bodied adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.
Normal and able-bodied are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Normal" instead an adjective phrase "Able-bodied".
Normal
Normal adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Able-bodied and normal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able-bodied" instead an adjective "Normal".
Both words in one sentence
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He doesn't get the part because the filmmakers would rather "cast a normal fella who can act crippled, than a crippled fella who can't act at all." It's also a moment of Leaning on the Fourth Wall, as the actor who plays Cripple Billy is almost always able-bodied.
- In the Far Eastern Military District they were conscripted into normal units alongside all other able-bodied men under 55 to maintain and expand the defensive field works and positions along the Soviet-Manchurian border.
Source: Trading Bars for Stripes
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