embodiment
noun
em·bodi·ment
im-ˈbä-di-mənt 
Synonyms
Examples of embodiment in a Sentence
She's the embodiment of all our hopes.
Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others.
Recent Examples on the Web
Exploring the civil rights struggle, the Cambodian genocide and the experience of Bedouin communities in Palestine, the seven projects selected for out-of-competition slots all needed to reflect new forms of embodiment and empathy.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
Paye, 50, is the embodiment of the Stanford program.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Feeling warmth creates a stronger sense of embodiment, the belief that a prosthesis isn’t just an artificial tool but a part of a person’s body.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
The letters are here to stay, even after the draft ends, giving the city and its residents another physical embodiment of Detroit pride.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
This way of standing was seen as an embodiment of high-class decadence.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In Scoop, there is something almost eerie about the actor’s embodiment of her.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Its models — scouted by Stephanie Francis, the project’s co-director and designer — strike vulnerable, yet confident poses, revealing how cancer has transformed their bodies while also asserting themselves in their overhauled embodiment of beauty, body image and gender expression.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Wasn’t the first movie’s giant version a projection of Ray’s imagination and not an actual spectral embodiment?
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Ben Croll, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
Paye, 50, is the embodiment of the Stanford program.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Feeling warmth creates a stronger sense of embodiment, the belief that a prosthesis isn’t just an artificial tool but a part of a person’s body.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
The letters are here to stay, even after the draft ends, giving the city and its residents another physical embodiment of Detroit pride.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
This way of standing was seen as an embodiment of high-class decadence.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In Scoop, there is something almost eerie about the actor’s embodiment of her.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2024
Its models — scouted by Stephanie Francis, the project’s co-director and designer — strike vulnerable, yet confident poses, revealing how cancer has transformed their bodies while also asserting themselves in their overhauled embodiment of beauty, body image and gender expression.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Wasn’t the first movie’s giant version a projection of Ray’s imagination and not an actual spectral embodiment?
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embodiment. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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