embodiment
noun
em·bodi·ment
im-ˈbä-di-mənt 
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She's the embodiment of all our hopes.
Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others.
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Frick was the embodiment of much that was wrong with the plutocrats of his time, being an exploiter of immigrant labor, a union-crusher—a man Emma Goldman sent her lover to try to assassinate.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Attracting Top Talent And Building A Powerful Community For emerging businesses with limited brand recognition, potential recruits often view the founder as the embodiment of the brand, so a strong and consistent communications strategy acts as a powerful lever for attracting good people.
—Kirsty Jarvis, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In her victim-impact statement, Scott honored her late father as an embodiment of the American dream, having immigrated to the United States from Iran and built a life in San Jose that had evolved from being a father of two to a grandfather of four boys.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The new White House liaison to NASA, Bossie seems to be an embodiment of Trump in the hallways of the agency’s headquarters.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
Attracting Top Talent And Building A Powerful Community For emerging businesses with limited brand recognition, potential recruits often view the founder as the embodiment of the brand, so a strong and consistent communications strategy acts as a powerful lever for attracting good people.
—Kirsty Jarvis, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
In her victim-impact statement, Scott honored her late father as an embodiment of the American dream, having immigrated to the United States from Iran and built a life in San Jose that had evolved from being a father of two to a grandfather of four boys.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
The new White House liaison to NASA, Bossie seems to be an embodiment of Trump in the hallways of the agency’s headquarters.
—David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embodiment
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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embodiment. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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