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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
Per Harle, it’s epitomized in the scene where Simba sees the reflection of his father’s face, as well as in the theme music of the 1990 Lucasfilm adventure game The Secret of Monkey Island.
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Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
The final game against Nakashima epitomized the completeness of his tennis.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Lopez appeared to have hit his stride—the gown epitomized the unconventional opulence of his design language.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
See the stick-thin, heroin chic look of the 1990s, and the more recent Coca-Cola bottle bodies epitomized by Black women and Black women wannabes like the Kardashians.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Shouldn’t his 17-year record as head football coach, including his running a clean recruitment effort and graduating his players (epitomized by the highest Division I graduation rate for several years), have counted for something?
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images China Evergrande Group was delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday — an ignominious exit for the former high-flying developer that once epitomized Beijing's economic rise and later came to symbolize the country's property bust.
—Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
For 30 years, Crustacean has epitomized a certain kind of discreet Beverly Hills glamour.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Starting in the 1990s, the city saw an enormous boom in new development — epitomized by the gleaming Perry Street towers designed by Richard Meier and a thousand other high-rises since — and virtually all those buildings were not co-ops but condos.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
The final game against Nakashima epitomized the completeness of his tennis.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Lopez appeared to have hit his stride—the gown epitomized the unconventional opulence of his design language.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
See the stick-thin, heroin chic look of the 1990s, and the more recent Coca-Cola bottle bodies epitomized by Black women and Black women wannabes like the Kardashians.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Shouldn’t his 17-year record as head football coach, including his running a clean recruitment effort and graduating his players (epitomized by the highest Division I graduation rate for several years), have counted for something?
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images China Evergrande Group was delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday — an ignominious exit for the former high-flying developer that once epitomized Beijing's economic rise and later came to symbolize the country's property bust.
—Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
For 30 years, Crustacean has epitomized a certain kind of discreet Beverly Hills glamour.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Starting in the 1990s, the city saw an enormous boom in new development — epitomized by the gleaming Perry Street towers designed by Richard Meier and a thousand other high-rises since — and virtually all those buildings were not co-ops but condos.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epitomized
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The Vietnam experience can almost be summarized by its iconic photographs, images everyone knows; the war in visual shorthand.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Villa summarized the latest research.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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The understanding of this sonic landscape soon began to be embodied knowledge across the society once the war started, sinking into inhabitants’ psychic lives.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even in antiquity, some thinkers embodied this courage.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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So far, agency shutdown plans have outlined any specific layoffs.—
Jamie Tarabay,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many have expressed concerns about the ability of America's power grid to keep up with the challenge of charging more electric vehicles and higher charging speeds on a regular basis.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Swift has also directed many of her own music videos and expressed interest in helming a feature.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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The poignant meaning behind the collection is symbolized through the olive branch motif.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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For many, the image of the falling man, one of those who jumped to their death rather than perish in the flames of the Trade Center, symbolized the horror of that day.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As one of the first Black designers to ever lead a global luxury house, Buchanan has long exemplified how creativity and cultural responsibility can shape fashion’s future.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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See below for more images of one of the greatest figures in our lifetimes, who exemplified the beauty and love in liberation.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Epitomized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epitomized. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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