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epitome

[ih-pit-uh-mee] / ɪˈpɪt ə mi /




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

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

Mack is the epitome of a pro’s pro.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

But Ginger is the epitome of Download, and he received a rapturous response when he told us "we're here to celebrate life".

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

Meanwhile, the primary bathroom is the epitome of luxury thanks to its emerald tiles, walk-in shower, and a large soaking tub.

From MarketWatch May 28, 2026

He is the epitome of southern gentleman in his creased khakis, plaid pearl-snap shirt, and brown boots.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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

I think that is especially apropos for this epoch in our country and I hope everyone votes for whom they think epitomes that sentiment--regardless of political party of affiliation.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2016

Sometimes the very men who became epitomes of chivalric virtue turned away from its presumptions in disgust.

From The Guardian Jul. 22, 2011

These discourses are, as we judge from epitomes published in the New York Tribune, marvels of scholarship and of criticism.

From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Slason Thompson




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