personification
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“He’s the personification of the U.S. military, the human representative of everyone who wears the uniform and their families.”
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
They felt similarly about Hello Kitty; with little identifying features or dialogue of their own, the characters were blank canvases for their own personification.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Kelly is well-known among team-mates for being the personification of the modern Lionesses.
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025
“To have that personification . . . and her house was such a tribute to that too . . .”
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
But then, when I was the personification of evil, I was going through it.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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