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
Glamourous doesn’t do it justice—Hepburn was elegant with an edge, the personification of modern sophistication.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
That line is the personification of speed and skill.
—Chris Pronger, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But Wilson has soured on Advent in recent years, and now views the private equity firm’s influence and lingering presence as a personification of Lululemon’s ailments.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for personification
Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
That line is the personification of speed and skill.
—Chris Pronger, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But Wilson has soured on Advent in recent years, and now views the private equity firm’s influence and lingering presence as a personification of Lululemon’s ailments.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for personification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
Noun
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Being bitten by Pirate Clark may have been a manifestation of Clark's deepest emotional wounds and desires — or maybe the monster just needed a meal.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Thinking about why gamers were worried about this new incarnation is pretty telling about our relationship to the character, and why this game is tough medicine.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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This early history is tangible in century-old oaks, Cape Dutch gables and the 1767 wine cellar, but its current incarnation starts with the purchase by South African business magnate Dick Enthoven in 1993.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Eastern Ukraine — There is a whirr, a flurry of dust, a pause as the grainy image recalibrates, and then a devastating blast.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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This new image uses data from the Sentinel-3 mission to show in vibrant color just how extreme and far-reaching this heat has been.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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