personifications

plural of personification

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Recent Examples of personifications Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed. Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026 These three deities are thought to be personifications of the Dao who inhabit the highest realms of the Daoist cosmos, far from the dust of day-to-day life. Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 This lawless crew shares dramaturgical DNA with the vice figures from medieval morality plays, personifications of sinfulness who would confide their schemes to the audience and make theatergoers their co-conspirators in a riveting game that obviously left its mark on a young Shakespeare. Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personifications
Noun
  • Although there is no moral equivalence between the two, both are manifestations of the same problem.
    Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The manifestations go beyond the growing equity control of businesses.
    James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As a part of its investigation, the department has released those images from surveillance footage.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Watch another teaser, get more information, and see some still images from the series below.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Television has its own example in Doctor Who, where generations of viewers have embraced different actors as the Doctor without abandoning earlier incarnations.
    David Deal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Put all that together and this city has good reason to embrace a festival that, after 20 incarnations in Sweet Home Chicago, deserves to be seen as part of our summer furniture.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The rules and conditions evolve, and the players can be represented by avatars.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The story that The People’s Beauty Index tells about the industry is that diversity is foundational, hyperlocal recommendations are necessary, and Reddit users see themselves as guides, not aspirational avatars or marketers.
    Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Personifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personifications. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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