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as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
his personal code of behavior on the playing field is epitomized by his favorite saying, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game"
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as in embodied
to represent in visible form
the Parthenon in Athens epitomizes the ancient Greek ideal of architectural beauty
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Recent Examples of epitomized
The now-tony West London locale was considered a destitute enclave for artists and bohemians at the time, and Hockney's flat epitomized this lifestyle.
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Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
His example epitomized what leadership can look like amid the uncertainty associated with negotiations of this sort.
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Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
The project’s complexity was, in many ways, epitomized by its final architectural puzzle piece.
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CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Wednesday’s Game 1 of runs epitomized the cliche of basketball.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
That brutal two-play sequence epitomized the Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks at Oracle Park, marking the second time Arizona has swept San Francisco in two weeks.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.
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Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
But Collier has always epitomized professionalism.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
For The Times) Ruby Cochrane and Olga Nikolaeva epitomized the mindset Mira Costa brought to Saturday afternoon’s Southern Section Division 1 girls’ beach volleyball championship match at Long Beach City College.
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Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
His example epitomized what leadership can look like amid the uncertainty associated with negotiations of this sort.
—
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
The project’s complexity was, in many ways, epitomized by its final architectural puzzle piece.
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CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Wednesday’s Game 1 of runs epitomized the cliche of basketball.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
That brutal two-play sequence epitomized the Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks at Oracle Park, marking the second time Arizona has swept San Francisco in two weeks.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.
—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
But Collier has always epitomized professionalism.
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Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
For The Times) Ruby Cochrane and Olga Nikolaeva epitomized the mindset Mira Costa brought to Saturday afternoon’s Southern Section Division 1 girls’ beach volleyball championship match at Long Beach City College.
—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epitomized
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The records summarized why his account was suspended and logged 20 calls Nekhala made to try and reverse the suspension.
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Ultimately, the entire discipline of artificial intelligence can be summarized as the effort to recreate the intelligence of human brains in silicon machines.
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These firefighters embodied the courage, professionalism and selflessness that define the wildland fire service.
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These firefighters embodied the courage, professionalism, and selflessness that define the wildland fire service.
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The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
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The letter outlined that many food and household products available today would remain, alongside the gas station, while other items and services like clothing, major electronics, the pharmacy and the food court would not be offered.
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The decision comes after several parents and teachers expressed concern about AI.
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Several Republican senators expressed misgivings about the idea, pointing to the potential for security and legal risks.
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Beyond the unresolved legal issues, Nissan has spent years attempting to distance itself from the man who once symbolized its remarkable turnaround following Renault's rescue in 1999.
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Neri symbolized that culture shift with a change in HPE’s branding.
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America's electricity grid is at a crossroads, with independent power producers actively expanding generation in response to market signals, exemplified by hundreds of gigawatts proposed in PJM.
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Perhaps no one exemplified this ethos more than Jalen Brunson.
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