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
Rambo has a chiselled jaw, drives a truck, and is the personification of the power of the state.
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Jennie Egerdie, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
In Greek mythology, Kairos is the personification of opportunity or a decisive moment.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
That dream match is the perfect personification of a battle of two different eras.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But Olympia is the personification of all the damage she’s caused.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Jennie Egerdie, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
In Greek mythology, Kairos is the personification of opportunity or a decisive moment.
—Fiona Tapp, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
That dream match is the perfect personification of a battle of two different eras.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But Olympia is the personification of all the damage she’s caused.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
Noun
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One of the manifestations of the forces of evil that the CAC congregants see themselves in battle with is depression.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2025
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This is a core manifestation of fascism — using federal forces to put down dissent.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Inside his body, the role would be no spoof at all but the purest of incarnations.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
22 June 2025
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This incarnation of the character (played by María Gabriela de Faría) isn't quite like that, instead using nanotechnology to alter herself.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Fordow, Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site, was pictured in satellite images showing from a bird's-eye view that the strike had obliterated some structures at the site.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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This infographic with satellite image from Planet Labs PBC from March 19, 2025, showing the Fordow nuclear site, in Iran.—
Carlo Versano
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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