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
In Greek mythology, Kairos is the personification of opportunity or a decisive moment.
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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
Depp overloads on his irritating brand of wide-eyed whimsy, and a miscast Sacha Baron Cohen inexplicably sounds like Werner Herzog as the personification of Time.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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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
Depp overloads on his irritating brand of wide-eyed whimsy, and a miscast Sacha Baron Cohen inexplicably sounds like Werner Herzog as the personification of Time.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
Noun
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In many ways, American Science & Surplus is a physical manifestation of the maker ethos.—
Eric Bangeman – Jun 4,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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All around these memories there were beautiful pieces by Grace Wales Bonner and Willy Chavarria, living manifestations of how much André did to help promote talented people of color.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The sitcom veteran, having had a Warner Bros. deal for around 25 years, brushed aside Warner Bros. Discovery earlier in the day announcing plans to split into two companies after earlier incarnations as Time Warner and Discovery.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Wheel begins its 43rd season in September, while Jeopardy will be headed into its 42nd season in its current incarnation.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Israeli officials released images of Thunberg and others wearing orange life vests and sitting closely together on the Madleen.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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