as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
he's the personification of kindness
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Recent Examples of personification
Much like the personification of Destruction, actor Barry Sloane knows the kind of image his physique projects.
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EW.com, 15 July 2025
Tuttle said that the spokesperson would be a personification of the Prickly Pear Raspberry Whatafresher.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
The show presents surfing as a balance between surrendering to nature while conquering a wave, a push-pull dynamic that can only work in equilibrium, and McNamara has been a compelling personification of that, someone who trains and strives and competes to maintain sangfroid.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
There’s Nick Birch (a stand-in for teenage Kroll), and then there’s Maury the Hormone Monster (a personification of Kroll’s teenage urges).
—Nick Kroll, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
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EW.com, 15 July 2025
Tuttle said that the spokesperson would be a personification of the Prickly Pear Raspberry Whatafresher.
—Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
The show presents surfing as a balance between surrendering to nature while conquering a wave, a push-pull dynamic that can only work in equilibrium, and McNamara has been a compelling personification of that, someone who trains and strives and competes to maintain sangfroid.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
There’s Nick Birch (a stand-in for teenage Kroll), and then there’s Maury the Hormone Monster (a personification of Kroll’s teenage urges).
—Nick Kroll, Air Mail, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
Noun
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Allied together, the two vessels fight the physical manifestation of the Radiance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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On the automotive front, that character arc can be represented by the transition from the baronial elegance of the Bentley S2 Continental to the manifestation of rebellion found in the muscle cars from Motor City.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Also, the Gorn look a little different in their Strange New Worlds incarnation.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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This is the new incarnation of an old refrain, once expressed as the claim that China simply copies everything.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At the event Nvidia speakers particularly focused on enterprise inference applications, where AI hopes to achieve its return on investment as pointed out in the slide image below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The comments came as New Zealand Police released images on Tuesday showing a campsite set up in Waitomo, which is believed to be where Phillips and his children had been staying before he was fatally shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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