personification
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John is the personification of Clough on the pitch, he played the way Clough wanted to play and knew exactly what Clough wanted.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
“To have that personification . . . and her house was such a tribute to that too . . .”
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
Finally, fittingly, with Monday’s lucrative contract extension, there’s also no more asterisk on Dave Roberts himself, a worthy successor and daily personification of the great Lasorda.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025
She said, “Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying, ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on.’
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024
It was only a dim personification: something vague and immense which with its motion brought about change and therefore was alive.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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