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 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 Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed. —Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026 This lawless crew shares dramaturgical DNA with the vice figures from medieval morality plays, personifications of sinfulness who would confide their schemes to the audience and make theatergoers their co-conspirators in a riveting game that obviously left its mark on a young Shakespeare. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026 And there's this real sense of personification of those trees. —Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personification
Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Industry is where innocence goes to die, choked out in bed by various personifications of greed. —Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026 This lawless crew shares dramaturgical DNA with the vice figures from medieval morality plays, personifications of sinfulness who would confide their schemes to the audience and make theatergoers their co-conspirators in a riveting game that obviously left its mark on a young Shakespeare. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026 And there's this real sense of personification of those trees. —Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personification
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This entry further defines community radio and then discusses its origins and its manifestations throughout the world.— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
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In Cavarocchi’s practice, womanhood is seen as a manifestation of nature, with landscapes playing a role in healing trauma and reflecting cyclical rhythms of regeneration.— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026
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That point has echoed through every incarnation of The Rocky Horror Show since.— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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That incarnation lasted through two world wars but was gone by 1963.— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
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But in this day and age of college football, with name, image and likeness deals keeping kids in college and depleting draft classes … are there really any reaches outside of the first 20 picks?— Vic Tafur, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Between Hubble's first image of the Trifid taken in 1997 and this new image, astronomers have been able to measure the speed of the jet and see how its size and structure have changed during the intervening 29 years.— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Personification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/personification. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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