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a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
he's the personification of kindness
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Recent Examples of personifications
Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed.
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Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 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
Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 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
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Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Murphy won't say, for fear of sharing her manifestations.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The game seamlessly strings together disparate incarnations of Batman into a cohesive experience that feels surprisingly fresh.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Featuring Steven Bernstein on brass, Kenny Wollesen on drums and percussion, Douglas Wieselman on winds and guitar, Briggan Krauss on saxophone and guitar, and Tony Scherr on bass, these arrangements are more muscular and robust than many of their original incarnations.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Readers will come away with a deeper understanding of artistic brilliance, even when its avatars may be difficult or messy.—
Juliet Izon,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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There are avatars, including one of Arulampalam.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2026
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“Personifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personifications. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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