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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
His example epitomized what leadership can look like amid the uncertainty associated with negotiations of this sort.
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Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
The project’s complexity was, in many ways, epitomized by its final architectural puzzle piece.
—CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Wednesday’s Game 1 of runs epitomized the cliche of basketball.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
That brutal two-play sequence epitomized the Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks at Oracle Park, marking the second time Arizona has swept San Francisco in two weeks.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
But Collier has always epitomized professionalism.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
For The Times) Ruby Cochrane and Olga Nikolaeva epitomized the mindset Mira Costa brought to Saturday afternoon’s Southern Section Division 1 girls’ beach volleyball championship match at Long Beach City College.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
The couple epitomized Hollywood glamour at the 51st Golden Globe Awards in 1994.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Miami Herald, 10 June 2026
The project’s complexity was, in many ways, epitomized by its final architectural puzzle piece.
—CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Wednesday’s Game 1 of runs epitomized the cliche of basketball.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
That brutal two-play sequence epitomized the Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks at Oracle Park, marking the second time Arizona has swept San Francisco in two weeks.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death.
—Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
But Collier has always epitomized professionalism.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
For The Times) Ruby Cochrane and Olga Nikolaeva epitomized the mindset Mira Costa brought to Saturday afternoon’s Southern Section Division 1 girls’ beach volleyball championship match at Long Beach City College.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
The couple epitomized Hollywood glamour at the 51st Golden Globe Awards in 1994.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epitomized
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Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
8 June 2026
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By the time a signal travels from the people doing the work to the people leading the organization, it’s been filtered, summarized, and optimized at every layer in between.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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His shot-stopping and courage embodied the tone Marsch was trying to set.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 June 2026
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Mitchum embodied that concept so well, the next man to play Cady — Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s 1991 remake — could only go bigger.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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The blazer featured two wide lapels outlined in a whip stitch and stacked pocket flaps on each side of body.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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The ideals that are outlined in the Declaration of Independence are timeless.—
Faith Salie,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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While Kyle Shanahan and the rest of the coaching staff have expressed a need to reduce McCaffrey's usage after his 450-touch campaign in the 2025 regular season and playoffs, McCaffrey doesn't see a need for load management.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Years later, becoming her distribution partner felt like a full-circle moment — one that symbolized not only professional success, but personal growth.—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
8 June 2026
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Participants were encouraged to bring India’s national flag and a book, which organizers said symbolized the right to education and equal opportunity for all.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 June 2026
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Mackenzie Stroemer, who had three goals Tuesday and has been the team’s leading scorer throughout the season, thought the game exemplified the close community on the team.—
Anya Armentrout,
Twin Cities,
9 June 2026
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Where the movie’s true eccentricity comes in is in its combination of breezy comedy with shocking brutality and gore, perhaps most exemplified in an oddly casual moment in a morgue where Seagal and Wayans find a clue in the form of a serial number on a dead woman’s breast implant.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
5 June 2026
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