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epitome

[ih-pit-uh-mee] / ɪˈpɪt ə mi /




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“It’s the epitome of Big Brother,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Spanning 24,592 square feet, the home, which was built in 2012, is the epitome of elegance thanks to its manicured grounds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

A lively letter from a friend described William as “the epitome of the dapper and dangerous man.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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

“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

Written by expert minds, these epitomes were admirable brief statements.

From The Promise of Air by Algernon Blackwood


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