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
Dunleavy was in many ways the true embodiment of the Murdoch regime.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Piani did the right thing in casting Rutherford, whose physical embodiment of Agathe suggests a tall, gangly, striking woman trying not to be seen.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Spearing the bright sky in Abbott’s background is the then new 70 Pine Street, a luxurious embodiment of the architectural and economic ambition that defied the Depression.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
But in many ways, Tuesday’s win was a perfect embodiment of Indiana’s balanced barrage.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Piani did the right thing in casting Rutherford, whose physical embodiment of Agathe suggests a tall, gangly, striking woman trying not to be seen.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Spearing the bright sky in Abbott’s background is the then new 70 Pine Street, a luxurious embodiment of the architectural and economic ambition that defied the Depression.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
But in many ways, Tuesday’s win was a perfect embodiment of Indiana’s balanced barrage.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for embodiment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodiment
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In many ways, American Science & Surplus is a physical manifestation of the maker ethos.—
Eric Bangeman – Jun 4,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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All around these memories there were beautiful pieces by Grace Wales Bonner and Willy Chavarria, living manifestations of how much André did to help promote talented people of color.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The current incarnation of Google Photos was not Google's first image management platform, but it's been a big success.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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Landau was right: The films and the TV show (both its ’60s incarnation and its 1988 revival, which isn’t streaming) are different beasts.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The Ivy League institution previously housed the images, believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved African people in the United States, in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Lee Jun-seok has sought to burnish his image as a center-right reformer who is committed to conservative policies but rejects the insulated, outdated political culture of the conservative political establishment.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodiment. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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