personifications

plural of personification

Example Sentences

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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
  • The 1905 law explicitly mentions religious ceremonies, processions and other outdoor manifestations as subject to the ordinary rules governing public order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Sports are in the midst of a global makeover from narrow manifestations of tribal interest to mainstays of the monoculture.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Into the works along the walls, Wolfson has set images that refer to other art historical moments across time.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Porodina has always used images as a form of self-expression, and a reflection of her restless mind.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Jets and the league announced on Wednesday that the statistical histories of both incarnations of the team have been merged.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • No Way Home drew on the superhero's previous film incarnations, bringing them all together as Peter Parker's world collapses.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And to be very clear, as an artist, there are various avatars.
    — Alex Gonzalez, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Others are humanlike avatars that can smile, blink and nod their heads — albeit in a slightly uncanny manner.
    — Sophie Caldwell Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Personifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personifications. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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