as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
he's the personification of kindness
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Recent Examples of personification
In Greek mythology, Kairos is the personification of opportunity or a decisive moment.
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Fiona Tapp, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
That dream match is the perfect personification of a battle of two different eras.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But Olympia is the personification of all the damage she’s caused.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Depp overloads on his irritating brand of wide-eyed whimsy, and a miscast Sacha Baron Cohen inexplicably sounds like Werner Herzog as the personification of Time.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Fiona Tapp, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
That dream match is the perfect personification of a battle of two different eras.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But Olympia is the personification of all the damage she’s caused.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Depp overloads on his irritating brand of wide-eyed whimsy, and a miscast Sacha Baron Cohen inexplicably sounds like Werner Herzog as the personification of Time.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
Noun
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In many ways, American Science & Surplus is a physical manifestation of the maker ethos.—
Eric Bangeman – Jun 4,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2025
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All around these memories there were beautiful pieces by Grace Wales Bonner and Willy Chavarria, living manifestations of how much André did to help promote talented people of color.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The current incarnation of Google Photos was not Google's first image management platform, but it's been a big success.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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Landau was right: The films and the TV show (both its ’60s incarnation and its 1988 revival, which isn’t streaming) are different beasts.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The Ivy League institution previously housed the images, believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved African people in the United States, in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Lee Jun-seok has sought to burnish his image as a center-right reformer who is committed to conservative policies but rejects the insulated, outdated political culture of the conservative political establishment.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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