living embodiment
noun
: someone that is a perfect representative or example of a quality, characteristic, etc.
He is the living embodiment of cheapness.
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Yet a garden, ideally, is a living embodiment of creativity.
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Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
While David looked dapper in a classic black tux, Victoria looked—well—like the living embodiment of the red heart emoji.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
For the visitors, reindeer are the living embodiment of Christmas.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 22 Dec. 2025
This year’s milestone event, ESSENCE 55, hosted by Brown & Perry, served as a living embodiment of the brand’s Community Compass — a global initiative launched at the dinner, rooted in deep listening and an unwavering commitment to amplifying the voices of Black women around the world.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
The dude is the living embodiment of the gig-economy blues.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Despite the scandal and disillusionment that marked his later years, Hogan was the living embodiment of kayfabe — the elaborate fiction at the heart of professional wrestling.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Keep scrolling to get to know the drag artists who became the living embodiment of the colors that have come to mean so much—not just during Pride Month, but all year long.
—Allure Staff, Allure, 9 June 2025
As the living embodiment of that rage, the mesmerizing Izadyar comes to resemble a furious, wide-eyed wraith—an almost mythical agent of retribution.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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Amy Waldman, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2026
While David looked dapper in a classic black tux, Victoria looked—well—like the living embodiment of the red heart emoji.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
For the visitors, reindeer are the living embodiment of Christmas.
—Mick Krever, CNN Money, 22 Dec. 2025
This year’s milestone event, ESSENCE 55, hosted by Brown & Perry, served as a living embodiment of the brand’s Community Compass — a global initiative launched at the dinner, rooted in deep listening and an unwavering commitment to amplifying the voices of Black women around the world.
—Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
The dude is the living embodiment of the gig-economy blues.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Despite the scandal and disillusionment that marked his later years, Hogan was the living embodiment of kayfabe — the elaborate fiction at the heart of professional wrestling.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Keep scrolling to get to know the drag artists who became the living embodiment of the colors that have come to mean so much—not just during Pride Month, but all year long.
—Allure Staff, Allure, 9 June 2025
As the living embodiment of that rage, the mesmerizing Izadyar comes to resemble a furious, wide-eyed wraith—an almost mythical agent of retribution.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
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“Living embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20embodiment. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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