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
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.
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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
For Ab-Soul, rapping is not only his musical gift but a tool to honor his past, present, and future, while depicting life’s highs and lows through metaphors, hyperbole, and personification.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
Advertised as a six-pitch pitcher and the personification of a crafty lefty, Gordon stayed sinker and slider dominant during his first trip through Kansas City’s order.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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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
For Ab-Soul, rapping is not only his musical gift but a tool to honor his past, present, and future, while depicting life’s highs and lows through metaphors, hyperbole, and personification.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
Advertised as a six-pitch pitcher and the personification of a crafty lefty, Gordon stayed sinker and slider dominant during his first trip through Kansas City’s order.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
Noun
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In many ways, Vance’s rise has been a compelling manifestation of that retreat.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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Prior to the tumor's manifestation, her only symptom had been a sore arm, which the doctors chalked up to arthritis.—
Simar Bajaj,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An early incarnation of the company that would become Chuck E. Cheese, Showbiz was a pizza parlor with arcade games and dancing animal robots called animatronics.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
8 Aug. 2025
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At least Judge, Daniels, and Paterson left the character’s distinctively androgynous voice (provided by Pamela Adlon in both incarnations of a show that has weathered the untimely deaths of too many original voice actors) intact.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The photo was shared in a July 20 Instagram post that featured a carousel of images of Gomez and her loved ones, including her fiancé, Benny Blanco.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the real world, a user creating an image with a watermarked AI image-generator wouldn’t receive two images—one with watermark, and one without—for comparison.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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