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
In Greek mythology, Kairos is the personification of opportunity or a decisive moment.
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Fiona Tapp, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
That dream match is the perfect personification of a battle of two different eras.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But Olympia is the personification of all the damage she’s caused.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Depp overloads on his irritating brand of wide-eyed whimsy, and a miscast Sacha Baron Cohen inexplicably sounds like Werner Herzog as the personification of Time.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Fiona Tapp, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
That dream match is the perfect personification of a battle of two different eras.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But Olympia is the personification of all the damage she’s caused.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Depp overloads on his irritating brand of wide-eyed whimsy, and a miscast Sacha Baron Cohen inexplicably sounds like Werner Herzog as the personification of Time.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personification
Noun
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One of the manifestations of the forces of evil that the CAC congregants see themselves in battle with is depression.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 June 2025
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This is a core manifestation of fascism — using federal forces to put down dissent.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
Noun
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The sitcom veteran, having had a Warner Bros. deal for around 25 years, brushed aside Warner Bros. Discovery earlier in the day announcing plans to split into two companies after earlier incarnations as Time Warner and Discovery.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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Wheel begins its 43rd season in September, while Jeopardy will be headed into its 42nd season in its current incarnation.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
3 June 2025
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Any federal agent using Clearview or an alternative can take the same footage and run facial images to find matches across photos scraped from social sites.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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All circled the same themes: surveillance, body image, sadism, hyperfemininity, male (heterosexual) desire and women’s obligation to fulfill it.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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