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
On the south side sits a figure depicting history; on the north, a bare-breasted personification of Iowa that was quite controversial at the time.
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Glamourous doesn’t do it justice—Hepburn was elegant with an edge, the personification of modern sophistication.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
That line is the personification of speed and skill.
—Chris Pronger, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But Wilson has soured on Advent in recent years, and now views the private equity firm’s influence and lingering presence as a personification of Lululemon’s ailments.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Bill Steiden, Des Moines Register, 24 Mar. 2026
Glamourous doesn’t do it justice—Hepburn was elegant with an edge, the personification of modern sophistication.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
That line is the personification of speed and skill.
—Chris Pronger, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But Wilson has soured on Advent in recent years, and now views the private equity firm’s influence and lingering presence as a personification of Lululemon’s ailments.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
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The Cane Ridge Revival would become an epochal moment in American religious history, one of the most visible manifestations of what historians would later refer to as the Second Great Awakening.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The pastor was said to have died of a severe abdominal infection, which could have been a manifestation of Ebola.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The original incarnation of The Muppet Show lasted five seasons and 120 episodes, from 1976 to 1981, and in that time some of the biggest names in show-business lined up to take the stage alongside Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Our sacred task now is not one of translation, but one of incarnation, letting the fullness of the 49 be seen, shown, felt and heard.—
Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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The last image was another of the couple together, with Derek once again holding Rumer’s belly.—
Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The images showed how quarks carrying different fractions of the pion’s momentum are distributed across the particle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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