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
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
“Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on,’” Heard said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
You understood that it was better to ride a black horse and dress in black like a personification of evil, so as not to be scoped by a gunman in the night.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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