as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others
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Recent Examples of embodiment
Their actions are the embodiment of the @USArmy Values.
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
It’s rooted in change, growth, and embodiment.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Jared Leto plays the regenerating super-soldier embodiment of Ares.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
His likeness appeared on enormous posters, friezes and parade banners, presenting him as the embodiment of Bolshevik ideals.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
It’s rooted in change, growth, and embodiment.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Jared Leto plays the regenerating super-soldier embodiment of Ares.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
His likeness appeared on enormous posters, friezes and parade banners, presenting him as the embodiment of Bolshevik ideals.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodiment
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Allied together, the two vessels fight the physical manifestation of the Radiance.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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On the automotive front, that character arc can be represented by the transition from the baronial elegance of the Bentley S2 Continental to the manifestation of rebellion found in the muscle cars from Motor City.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
8 Sep. 2025
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Also, the Gorn look a little different in their Strange New Worlds incarnation.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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This is the new incarnation of an old refrain, once expressed as the claim that China simply copies everything.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the event Nvidia speakers particularly focused on enterprise inference applications, where AI hopes to achieve its return on investment as pointed out in the slide image below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The comments came as New Zealand Police released images on Tuesday showing a campsite set up in Waitomo, which is believed to be where Phillips and his children had been staying before he was fatally shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodiment. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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