as in embodied
to represent in visible form
through her many good works she just personifies the spirit of charity
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Recent Examples of personified
The Libertas Americana will play a small role in the lead-up to Sunday’s game, but for the tens of millions of people watching, Feingold hopes those few seconds will provide an opportunity to reflect on one of America’s founding ideals, personified in the figure on the front of the medal.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Congrats to all, but still, after being passed over too many times in too many roles over too many years, there was a true victory Thursday in hearing the name of the man who personified Delta Slim himself in that Best Supporting Actor list.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
The Olive oil cake is decadence personified.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Too long for him and the Gators, whose sophomore point guard personified the team’s season-long backcourt struggles.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
According to my TikTok algorithm, millennial optimism is in the air, personified by Mamdani, his mega-watt smile, and his dream of making the city a more affordable place to live.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
The guy is like a warm hug personified.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Everything about Diane was creativity personified.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The Minnesota Wild have more than one of those, personified by the likes of Zach Bogosian and Ryan Hartman, who fit the part, right down to the beard.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Austin Meek, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Congrats to all, but still, after being passed over too many times in too many roles over too many years, there was a true victory Thursday in hearing the name of the man who personified Delta Slim himself in that Best Supporting Actor list.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
The Olive oil cake is decadence personified.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Too long for him and the Gators, whose sophomore point guard personified the team’s season-long backcourt struggles.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
According to my TikTok algorithm, millennial optimism is in the air, personified by Mamdani, his mega-watt smile, and his dream of making the city a more affordable place to live.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
The guy is like a warm hug personified.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Everything about Diane was creativity personified.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
The Minnesota Wild have more than one of those, personified by the likes of Zach Bogosian and Ryan Hartman, who fit the part, right down to the beard.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personified
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Smaller model, faster robots The headline release includes what Alibaba calls the industry’s first 30-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts embodied AI model.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Martinez called Bivens a pillar of strength for her district who embodied the spirit of public service.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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But in Los Angeles, immigrant rights advocates expressed concerns about requiring the LAPD to police another agency.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The woman in the video expressed shock at the police presence at her house and at the search of her home.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Personified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personified. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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