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epitome

[ih-pit-uh-mee] / ɪˈpɪt ə mi /




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People like Rupar, who post candid videos and photos that reveal his human weakness, pierce through the increasingly fragile White House efforts to prop up the 80-year-old president as the epitome of strength and masculinity.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Michu was the epitome of an on-screen cult hero, going from relative unknown to bagging 190 points, his price rising by £2m throughout the year.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Former UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein described him as "the epitome of evil".

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, the primary suite is the epitome of luxury, featuring a private sitting area, steam shower, and a balcony overlooking the picturesque grounds.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

They were, in effect, an epitome of his reading.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

These are not the complex epitomes that show the extent of a wine’s potential.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2020

To present its hippest neighborhoods as epitomes of a cosmopolitanism that hasn’t turned its back on tradition.

From The Guardian Jan. 25, 2017

“Symphony in C” has long been one of the epitomes of high-orthodox ballet classicism.

From New York Times May 22, 2013

I read Paradise Lost, or Richard III, it is clear that Milton and Shakespeare took real pleasure and satisfaction from creating these epitomes of evil.

From The Guardian May 15, 2013

Even in the universities, as his pansophic scheme shows, he would have Plato and Aristotle taught chiefly by means of analyses and epitomes.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson




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