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
That dream match is the perfect personification of a battle of two different eras.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Users would take the drug and enter a trancelike state, after which many reported encounters with the spirits of dead ancestors or personifications of abstract forces such as time and death.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
The 10-episode series follows Morpheus (Tom Sturridge), the personification of dreams and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an occult ritual in 1916.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
His words and tone are encouraging, and the Oilers’ investment in him is the personification of low rise.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Users would take the drug and enter a trancelike state, after which many reported encounters with the spirits of dead ancestors or personifications of abstract forces such as time and death.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
The 10-episode series follows Morpheus (Tom Sturridge), the personification of dreams and one of the seven Endless, is captured in an occult ritual in 1916.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
His words and tone are encouraging, and the Oilers’ investment in him is the personification of low rise.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
Noun
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The musician’s spotting was part side quest, part manifestation.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
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Fortunately, the man did not develop this even more serious manifestation of the disease.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Disaster struck in 1895 when fire consumed much of the estate, yet from these ashes rose perhaps its most defining incarnation.—
Paul Jebara,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The game’s developers note that each character will have their own unique playstyle that offers variety to gamers who are previously familiar with the series from its earlier incarnations.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Micromanagement isn’t always the classic image of a controlling boss hovering nearby.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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That potentially gives him the opportunity to shape the country’s politics in his and his party’s image in a way no leader has since the Liberals’ John Howard in the late 1990s and early 2000s.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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