epitomes

plural of epitome
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as in manifestations
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) the prestigious prep school prides itself on being widely regarded as the epitome of tradition and old-fashioned values in his finely tailored suit, he was the very epitome of style and sophistication

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Noun
  • Chegg also sued Google in February, arguing that AI summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and sales.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The summaries below were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • His manifestations for his sisters came to fruition.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The collection is built around a fascination of the forest, its mystery, beauty, and the sublime forces of nature, its perfections and imperfections.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Slides can generate presentation outlines, create slides, and design professional graphics on demand.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Generally, if an area within a national park normally closes down outside of regular business hours when a shutdown is not in effect, that area will stay closed for the duration of the shutdown, the DOI plan outlines.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That includes the number of incarnations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, with a new version coming from director Guillermo del Toro.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • None of them, in their present incarnations, are partners for long-term peace.
    Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ronald Reagan, who oversaw a major remodel of the screening room, also watched a mix of new movies and classics, including Stagecoach, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and, bizarrely, Warren Beatty's communist biopic Reds.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In December, the session features soulful renditions of holiday classics.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kardashian Barker also included throwback images of the two on her Instagram Stories.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Jeffrey Lewine concluded from reviewing images of Ricks’ brain that one area, the putamen, is larger than that area in the brains of control subjects.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite how terribly damaging America has been recently, that country and those ideals remain worth fighting for.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
  • If, as Lloyd Matthews has argued, America’s founding ideals of liberty are intimately linked to Julius Caesar, that connection should remind us that such liberty requires due process to function properly.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Epitomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epitomes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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