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
Because personifying the inner critic creates distance.
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The game featuring Chelsea v some USA team in a half-empty stadium was tedium personified with the sole exception of Neto, who seemed to be on a different planet.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 June 2025
For her, Ragsdale was West Kerr County personified.
—Frank Morris, NPR, 12 July 2025
The Man of Steel, when done right, is kindness and empathy personified, and Corenswet checks those boxes while adding some humor and a little bit of fire, too.
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—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The game featuring Chelsea v some USA team in a half-empty stadium was tedium personified with the sole exception of Neto, who seemed to be on a different planet.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 June 2025
For her, Ragsdale was West Kerr County personified.
—Frank Morris, NPR, 12 July 2025
The Man of Steel, when done right, is kindness and empathy personified, and Corenswet checks those boxes while adding some humor and a little bit of fire, too.
2.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personify
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In The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, the 28-year-old actress embodies a 20-year-old Knox as she's wrongfully convicted for the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher, while studying abroad in Italy.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Empathetic leadership can be embodied by anyone—from managers overseeing entire departments to those leading specific projects.—
Davide Sartini,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Dozens of countries have signed on to a pledge to triple nuclear power capacity worldwide by 2050, part of worldwide efforts to deploy clean power at scale, and several African countries have expressed serious interest in building out their nuclear portfolios, Bilbao y León said.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Consumer behavior advocates expressed concern that that many retirement savers may not have the expertise to manage these investments effectively.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Chegg, a site that sells textbooks and offers digital services like generating flash cards, is incorporating AI models.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Her songbook incorporates about 50 different tunings.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Personify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personify. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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