as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
hailed the young war hero as a living personifier of all that is right with the generation now coming of age
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Noun
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There are about 10 million cystic-fibrosis carriers in the United States alone, so if even a fraction of them have some degree of symptoms, that amounts to many people with manifestations of the disease.—
Roxanne Khamsi,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026 -
The feeling of pieces that have been worn for years, a manifestation of the secondhand market boom, also pervaded the predictions.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The images from the doorbell camera show the intruder approaching the alcoved entryway of Guthrie’s house with his head down, walking hunched over, as if trying to avoid his face being seen.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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But prompts can also contain other videos and images.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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In fact, there are dozens, including a 1988 Japanese incarnation, a 2015 retelling set in a California high school, and several versions from India, a Bollywood musical among them.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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She is expected to take on a supporting/guest role in the NBC incarnation.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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The civil rights icon was an agent for chaos and change.—
Kathleen Parker,
Washington Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lastly, some viewers of the show also see Liz as a fashion icon, and Miller took that a step further in Season 3 by representing Los Angeles and Altadena in her character’s clothing after the wildfires swept through the city at the beginning of 2025.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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His character is an avatar for the austere religion that threatens to impinge on the wildness that reigns at the Heights.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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But as the title character and a partial avatar for Williamson — who had similarly spent his own teen years dreamily pining and aspiring to be a filmmaker — Dawson was the boy-next-door pillar around which the show orbited.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Personifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personifier. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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