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personification

noun as in human characteristics

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Sinwar was not just the military and then the political leader of Hamas, but also its very personification, in much the same way that Saddam Hussein was the emblem of Iraq’s Baathist Party and Adolf Hitler was the sworn-to demigod of the Nazis.

From Slate

The personification of the state and its utilization as a means of selective punishment is precisely what America’s founding fathers fought against.

From Salon

When the personification of Mandrex asks her why she’s allowing him to make a film about the end of her life, Maria tells him that she wants an aria as part of her third act.

From Salon

It’s the personification of a hug from Nana.

"The personification of Mike Jeffries is Abercrombie. He had the hair plugs, the plastic surgery, he wore the clothes, he wore the flip-flops. I mean, you talk about power. He projected his image on the entire country. His places where he lived were literally an Abercrombie store. It was like fantasy land," he says.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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