as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others
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Recent Examples of embodiment
As the children of American G.I.s, Mitch and Kazu function as the physical embodiment of the American occupation of Japan in the years immediately following the end of World War II.
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Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Athletic greatness finds its embodiment in Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the six-time Olympic medalist whose 1988 heptathlon world record remains unbroken.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 July 2025
Animals have mastered embodiment, the experience of being a body rather than having a body.
—Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
Death — well, the human embodiment of her — dies at the end of the hour and returns to her realm.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Aug. 2025
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Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Athletic greatness finds its embodiment in Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the six-time Olympic medalist whose 1988 heptathlon world record remains unbroken.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 July 2025
Animals have mastered embodiment, the experience of being a body rather than having a body.
—Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
Death — well, the human embodiment of her — dies at the end of the hour and returns to her realm.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodiment
Noun
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In many ways, Vance’s rise has been a compelling manifestation of that retreat.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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Prior to the tumor's manifestation, her only symptom had been a sore arm, which the doctors chalked up to arthritis.—
Simar Bajaj,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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An early incarnation of the company that would become Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz was a pizza parlor with arcade games and dancing animal robots called animatronics.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the new incarnation, Washington plays a music mogul who gets drawn into a cat-and-mouse game across New York City when his son is kidnapped.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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Now, companies must have a process for people to report deepfakes and nonconsensual intimate images, including revenge pornography, within 48 hours of being notified.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The image that Knox conjures even today is one of a young American co-ed, clad in jeans and billowy skirts, winding the ancient paths of Perugia, Italy during a study abroad term.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodiment. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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