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
What was far less obvious, however, was that the show was using her to set the stage for a time-jumping episode that would provide key context for some of the show’s most satisfying twists: Rio was actually the personification of death in disguise.
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Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
Macron has often been overeager to be seen as the personification of the republic.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2020
The corollary is that the Palestinian is a personification first and a person second.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Anchored by the Monument à la République (a depiction of Marianne, the personification of France), this place has been the setting of many significant French protests and demonstrations; on more ordinary days, the skating communities of Paris come here for the ramps and pyramids.
—Tom Nouvian, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
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Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
Macron has often been overeager to be seen as the personification of the republic.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2020
The corollary is that the Palestinian is a personification first and a person second.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Anchored by the Monument à la République (a depiction of Marianne, the personification of France), this place has been the setting of many significant French protests and demonstrations; on more ordinary days, the skating communities of Paris come here for the ramps and pyramids.
—Tom Nouvian, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
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The Bravo Life Host: Natanya Bravo The Bravo Life breaks the act of manifestation step-by-step.Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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However, the art of manifestation is not just about wishful thinking or writing things down on a comprehensive list.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
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In its new incarnation, the far right began to resemble the old far left.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The previous cinematic incarnation of Luthor, played by Jesse Eisenberg in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, took inspiration from tech billionaires such as Mark Zuckerberg.Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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The images of Till’s mutilated corpse stayed in young Ali’s mind.Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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