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
Trump himself personifies stupidity’s essential feature — self-satisfaction, an inability to recognize the flaws in your thinking.
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David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Over time, federal employees and their civil service perks have come to personify taxpayer frustration with government waste and excess.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Al Gore personified this in the aftermath of the 2000 US presidential election whose result was decided by a 5-4 Supreme Court decision rendered more than a month after the election.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Over time, federal employees and their civil service perks have come to personify taxpayer frustration with government waste and excess.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Al Gore personified this in the aftermath of the 2000 US presidential election whose result was decided by a 5-4 Supreme Court decision rendered more than a month after the election.
—Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personify
Verb
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Lindbergh, the tall, fresh-faced Midwesterner, embodied a new American archetype: the Lone Eagle.—
David Rooney
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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In curating the show, Moore sought to elevate artists whose work embodies this tension while also offering something tender, vulnerable, and defiant.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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The Senate holds a slim majority, and at least four Senators, including Paul, have publicly expressed concerns over parts of the bill (the others are Ron Johnson, Susan Collins, and Lisa Murkowski).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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And all three other members express regret about George’s indecision costing the group a spot in the lineup for the historic marathon Live Aid concert at London’s Wembley Stadium.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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“Personify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personify. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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