as in to embody
to represent in visible form in the character of the good-hearted, virtuous seaman, the author has personalized the concept of perfect innocence

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Recent Examples of personalize To personalize your marathon, fill your pantry with some of your favorite childhood snacks or make them yourself. Essence, 4 Nov. 2025 Experiential gifts can be personalized to a recipient's interests and range in price to fit any budget. Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Nov. 2025 Individual properties can now creatively unbundle and repackage their room inventories, allowing guests to personalize their stays and increasing revenue. Harriet Baskas, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2025 Best Wayfair Early Black Friday Decor Deals Decor is the key to making a space feel warm and inviting, and this sale is bursting with cozy pieces to personalize your home. Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for personalize
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  • But for the past five years, Durie, a Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medalist, has been working on a project that’s even bigger than television—a biophilic home that fully embodies his personal vision of sustainable luxury.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Jhené Aiko will receive the Glow Getter Award, which honors women who embody wellness, self-care and purpose.
    Heran Mamo, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • Other Party bigwigs expressed disappointment, too, from the progressives Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to the milquetoast Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
  • But a source familiar with the matter said that Isaacman has expressed an intention to partner with whichever company most quickly produces an astronaut-worthy lunar lander.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • Other corporations began to fear that Delaware might no longer be the best place to incorporate.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • And despite incorporating the EMALS technology, two former US carrier officers told CNN last month that the Fujian’s air operations may still run at only about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier due to the configuration of the carrier’s flight deck.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • Gotta body those wideouts and slow up those quick turns off the line.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Each syllable an aeon, each body its true size.
    Jana Prikryl, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Putnam asserted that the long-term decline in social connection and civic engagement—symbolized in his book by the fact that the number of people participating in bowling leagues has fallen off a cliff—is the core issue facing America.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The seal symbolizes the monarch's approval of state documents, meaning the decision is now official, legal and final.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Personalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personalize. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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