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as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
his personal code of behavior on the playing field is epitomized by his favorite saying, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game"
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as in embodied
to represent in visible form
the Parthenon in Athens epitomizes the ancient Greek ideal of architectural beauty
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Recent Examples of epitomized
See the stick-thin, heroin chic look of the 1990s, and the more recent Coca-Cola bottle bodies epitomized by Black women and Black women wannabes like the Kardashians.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Shouldn’t his 17-year record as head football coach, including his running a clean recruitment effort and graduating his players (epitomized by the highest Division I graduation rate for several years), have counted for something?
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images China Evergrande Group was delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday — an ignominious exit for the former high-flying developer that once epitomized Beijing's economic rise and later came to symbolize the country's property bust.
—Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
For 30 years, Crustacean has epitomized a certain kind of discreet Beverly Hills glamour.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Starting in the 1990s, the city saw an enormous boom in new development — epitomized by the gleaming Perry Street towers designed by Richard Meier and a thousand other high-rises since — and virtually all those buildings were not co-ops but condos.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
No group epitomized this better than the Mississippi Freedom Movement during the southern civil rights push.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
From her New Look-esque Willy Chavarria pencil skirt and blazer to her reptilian Ashi Studios premiere dress, Ortega’s style has epitomized gothic glam.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025
Industrious and persistent, Ono epitomized the hustling artist’s lifestyle, seeking out collaborations and negotiating exhibition spaces for her installations, divisive instruction pieces (assembled in her 1964 book Grapefruit) and participatory performances (like Cut Piece).
—Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Shouldn’t his 17-year record as head football coach, including his running a clean recruitment effort and graduating his players (epitomized by the highest Division I graduation rate for several years), have counted for something?
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images China Evergrande Group was delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday — an ignominious exit for the former high-flying developer that once epitomized Beijing's economic rise and later came to symbolize the country's property bust.
—Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
For 30 years, Crustacean has epitomized a certain kind of discreet Beverly Hills glamour.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Starting in the 1990s, the city saw an enormous boom in new development — epitomized by the gleaming Perry Street towers designed by Richard Meier and a thousand other high-rises since — and virtually all those buildings were not co-ops but condos.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
No group epitomized this better than the Mississippi Freedom Movement during the southern civil rights push.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
From her New Look-esque Willy Chavarria pencil skirt and blazer to her reptilian Ashi Studios premiere dress, Ortega’s style has epitomized gothic glam.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025
Industrious and persistent, Ono epitomized the hustling artist’s lifestyle, seeking out collaborations and negotiating exhibition spaces for her installations, divisive instruction pieces (assembled in her 1964 book Grapefruit) and participatory performances (like Cut Piece).
—Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epitomized
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Now, even lighthearted comments can be captured, summarized and circulated.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Additional data for observed 5-Day (5D) and 21-Day (21D) returns after earnings are summarized, along with the statistics, in the table below.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Figures like Sophia Amoruso of Nasty Gal, who inspired the Netflix series Girlboss, embodied the era, marketing ambition as empowerment.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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These actions need to be embodied fully by leadership, on a regular basis.—
Christopher Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Krueger outlined the trade-offs.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s 2017 legislation outlined the list of SSTBs to limit eligibility for a 20% deduction for certain businesses.—
Ana Teresa Solá,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Since that meeting, during which allies expressed optimism of a path forward on security guarantees, no progress has materialized.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of Kirk’s shooting, both Democrats and Republicans have expressed concerns about holding outdoor events.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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For many, the image of the falling man, one of those who jumped to their death rather than perish in the flames of the Trade Center, symbolized the horror of that day.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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It’s symbolized in the opening scene of the film, where everybody is watching smartphones and when the mother is carrying the baby who’s crying, people around her are not interested in supporting that sort of parenthood.—
William Earl,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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This mindset fuels their work and is exemplified in every client relationship.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Competitors become collaborators when value creation aligns, as exemplified by BMW and Mercedes, who collaborate on AI infrastructure while continuing to compete on products.—
Edyta Pacuk,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Epitomized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epitomized. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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