epitome
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“It’s the epitome of iron sharpens iron,” Adams said when asked about McDuffie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Mack is the epitome of a pro’s pro.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, the primary suite is the epitome of luxury, featuring a private sitting area, steam shower, and balcony overlooking the picturesque grounds.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 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
To me, he was the epitome of courage.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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These are not the complex epitomes that show the extent of a wine’s potential.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2020
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
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
Sometimes the very men who became epitomes of chivalric virtue turned away from its presumptions in disgust.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2011
The note of all these compositions is that they are professedly epitomes of learning, already possessed in more authentic sources by scholars.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds
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