Thesaurus results for PERSONIFIERS

personifiers

noun

plural of personifier

as in manifestations

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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Sports are in the midst of a global makeover from narrow manifestations of tribal interest to mainstays of the monoculture.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
The exhibit, which professes to illustrate storytelling through art in its earliest manifestations, is a jarring introduction to a museum that houses 1,300 original works.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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But independent analysts warned the pipeline could remain down for weeks, based on satellite images showing significant damage to a pumping station.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The images were displayed in court as opening statements began Tuesday in a wrongful death case against developer and minority Sacramento Kings owner Phil Oates.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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Christopher Riordan worked with a number of Hollywood icons over the course of his career, serving as Elvis Presley‘s main male dancer in six films and also appearing alongside Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Introduced in the 1970s to maintain the open grassy balds, these stocky, sure-footed ponies have become beloved icons.

— Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

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No Way Home drew on the superhero's previous film incarnations, bringing them all together as Peter Parker's world collapses.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
In previous incarnations, the project has included a luxury hotel, apartments and a Frank Gehry museum.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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