as in embodied
to represent in visible form
through her many good works she just personifies the spirit of charity
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Recent Examples of personified
No two players better personified Houston’s problematic response to injuries than Alvarez and center fielder Jake Meyers, who injured himself on July 9 while running out to his position before first pitch.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Becoming App State’s head coach Shawn was the Yosef statue on Boone’s River Street personified.
—Ethan Joyce, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
This is not to suggest that Matsura was Coyote personified; rather, that Matsura’s persona and perspective manifested trickster qualities inscribed in and expressed through his photography.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Just like in the show, blistering choreography that defies every law of physics known to man pits slayer and demon against each other with artistic flourishes personified by elements of the natural world.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
This new proletarian culture was personified in the ideal of the New Soviet Man.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Stamp personified our image of Swinging London in many ways.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Her favorite flower was a sunflower which personified her happy, strong and loyal qualities, the plaque adds.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Going from the major leagues to the independent leagues to a right-arm sling and back to the big leagues again is risk/reward personified.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Becoming App State’s head coach Shawn was the Yosef statue on Boone’s River Street personified.
—Ethan Joyce, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025
This is not to suggest that Matsura was Coyote personified; rather, that Matsura’s persona and perspective manifested trickster qualities inscribed in and expressed through his photography.
—Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Just like in the show, blistering choreography that defies every law of physics known to man pits slayer and demon against each other with artistic flourishes personified by elements of the natural world.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2025
This new proletarian culture was personified in the ideal of the New Soviet Man.
—Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Stamp personified our image of Swinging London in many ways.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Her favorite flower was a sunflower which personified her happy, strong and loyal qualities, the plaque adds.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Going from the major leagues to the independent leagues to a right-arm sling and back to the big leagues again is risk/reward personified.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personified
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The understanding of this sonic landscape soon began to be embodied knowledge across the society once the war started, sinking into inhabitants’ psychic lives.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even in antiquity, some thinkers embodied this courage.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many have expressed concerns about the ability of America's power grid to keep up with the challenge of charging more electric vehicles and higher charging speeds on a regular basis.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Swift has also directed many of her own music videos and expressed interest in helming a feature.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Personified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personified. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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