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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 embodiments
Jews are not attacked as individuals but as embodiments of something the crowd has decided must be condemned.
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Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Impacciatore, squeezed into a skin-tight Power Rangers suit, performed an entire clowning routine where she’s accosted by abstract embodiments of various winter sports throughout history.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
Here are real-life embodiments of our GOAT doing all three on the field.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Impacciatore, squeezed into a skin-tight Power Rangers suit, performed an entire clowning routine where she’s accosted by abstract embodiments of various winter sports throughout history.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2026
Here are real-life embodiments of our GOAT doing all three on the field.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodiments
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There are about 10 million cystic-fibrosis carriers in the United States alone, so if even a fraction of them have some degree of symptoms, that amounts to many people with manifestations of the disease.—
Roxanne Khamsi,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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But on Monday, the French pharma firm reported that clinical trial results showed its experimental oral drug venglustat improved the neurological manifestations of what’s known as type 3 Gaucher disease, which can include poor muscle coordination and cognitive issues.—
Andrew Joseph,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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The house then went through a couple of incarnations, owned by different families, before family-run Uga Escapes—whose show-stopping properties, span Anuradhapura to Yala National Park—took it over.—
Harriet Compston,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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The original cast had changed the medium, and there had already been a couple of incarnations to follow.—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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The move adds to mounting regulatory pressure on X, which is also facing probes in France and the United Kingdom after thousands of sexualised deepfake images — mainly of women, but also children — were generated using Grok last month, prompting a global backlash.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Cowboy Carter artist shared yet another set of images on Instagram from the 2026 Super Bowl, this time wearing a long brown coat with a matching hat and blue jeans.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Embodiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodiments. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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