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
Congrats to all, but still, after being passed over too many times in too many roles over too many years, there was a true victory Thursday in hearing the name of the man who personified Delta Slim himself in that Best Supporting Actor list.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
The Olive oil cake is decadence personified.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
But by the middle of that decade, the club possessed a reputation, a ‘West Ham Way’, qualities of grit and guile personified by Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Too long for him and the Gators, whose sophomore point guard personified the team’s season-long backcourt struggles.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
According to my TikTok algorithm, millennial optimism is in the air, personified by Mamdani, his mega-watt smile, and his dream of making the city a more affordable place to live.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
The guy is like a warm hug personified.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Everything about Diane was creativity personified.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The Minnesota Wild have more than one of those, personified by the likes of Zach Bogosian and Ryan Hartman, who fit the part, right down to the beard.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
The Olive oil cake is decadence personified.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
But by the middle of that decade, the club possessed a reputation, a ‘West Ham Way’, qualities of grit and guile personified by Billy Bonds and Trevor Brooking.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Too long for him and the Gators, whose sophomore point guard personified the team’s season-long backcourt struggles.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
According to my TikTok algorithm, millennial optimism is in the air, personified by Mamdani, his mega-watt smile, and his dream of making the city a more affordable place to live.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
The guy is like a warm hug personified.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Everything about Diane was creativity personified.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The Minnesota Wild have more than one of those, personified by the likes of Zach Bogosian and Ryan Hartman, who fit the part, right down to the beard.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personified
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Moro Ojomo, a 2023 seventh-round pick, embodied exceptional value as the position group’s sack leader last season.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Building embodied intelligence LimX Dynamics has built two technologies to bring its robots to life.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Over the last few years, Gates has repeatedly expressed regret over his decision to spend time with Epstein.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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As the Port Washington data center campus project made its way through the city's approval process in 2025, some city and regional opponents of the project had expressed concerns about the financing behind the project at city meetings in October and November amidst chatter of an AI bubble.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Personified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personified. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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