as in manifestations
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.
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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
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The Cane Ridge Revival would become an epochal moment in American religious history, one of the most visible manifestations of what historians would later refer to as the Second Great Awakening.
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Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial.
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Ukraine has carried out major drone strikes on Russia’s two largest cities, embarrassing the Kremlin with images of black plumes of smoke that circulated widely online, despite regulations restricting their publication.
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Second, brighter satellites also create streaks in telescope images that mar observations.
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However, Clayton-Thomas continued working over the decades, both solo and as a member of later incarnations of the band.
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By now, there have been various incarnations of Mbappe at World Cups.
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Users can pose questions to the avatars, trained on proprietary data from the bank’s research team.
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There are companies creating life-like avatars that can fill in for you in virtual meetings, nodding at the right time and laughing when someone tells a joke.
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“Personifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personifications. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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