as in to embody
to represent in visible form
through her many good works she just personifies the spirit of charity
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Recent Examples of personify
One game after being wadded up and tossed aside like a hot dog wrapper by a Timberwolves team that was just hungrier, the Lakers pushed and shoved and fought their way into personifying a must win.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Its complacency was personified by the Gandhi family, whose members dominated the Party but appeared diffident and out of touch.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Critic’s Pick Politics personified in an aching romance.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Simple consistency has been one of the mainstays of Forest’s unexpected challenge for Champions League qualification — and nobody better personifies that trait than Aina.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Its complacency was personified by the Gandhi family, whose members dominated the Party but appeared diffident and out of touch.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Critic’s Pick Politics personified in an aching romance.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Simple consistency has been one of the mainstays of Forest’s unexpected challenge for Champions League qualification — and nobody better personifies that trait than Aina.
—Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personify
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This understanding isn’t clinical, but embodied—what people feel, witness, share, and pass down.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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Cage stylishly embodies the synthesis of the two modes in the shot by donning the instantly recognizable spidey suit under the classic uniform of a noir protagonist: a trench coat and fedora tipped low.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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During arguments before the Supreme Court, several of the justices expressed concerns about the use of nationwide injunctions, but John Sauer, President Donald Trump’s solicitor general, faced pushback this week about whether limiting injunctions was appropriate in this case.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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According to Packer, several high-profile alumni including rapper Common, singer K. Michelle and comedian Roy Wood, Jr. had expressed opposition as well.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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“Personify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personify. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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