as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others
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Recent Examples of embodiment
Nearly 50 years later, the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon has become the embodiment of class and capability.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Neither of those were shocking wins given his stature as the embodiment of burly country authenticity, but the Kentucky native always offers up a few surprises of his own.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
What if your routines actually gave you joy and embodiment?
—Colin Bedell, Them., 8 May 2025
Regardless, our villains must become the embodiment of the problem.
—Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Neither of those were shocking wins given his stature as the embodiment of burly country authenticity, but the Kentucky native always offers up a few surprises of his own.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
What if your routines actually gave you joy and embodiment?
—Colin Bedell, Them., 8 May 2025
Regardless, our villains must become the embodiment of the problem.
—Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embodiment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embodiment
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Inside the park, attendees can roam through physical manifestations of Nintendo games, including the Mushroom Kingdom and Donkey Kong Country.—
Sage Anderson,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Her mom has trouble with intimate relationships and is sort of like a boy crazy mom, and Taylor's the one that's seeing the manifestation of that, and essentially comforting her mother and trying to help her.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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The current incarnation of Google Photos was not Google's first image management platform, but it's been a big success.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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Landau was right: The films and the TV show (both its ’60s incarnation and its 1988 revival, which isn’t streaming) are different beasts.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The Ivy League institution previously housed the images, believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved African people in the United States, in the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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Lee Jun-seok has sought to burnish his image as a center-right reformer who is committed to conservative policies but rejects the insulated, outdated political culture of the conservative political establishment.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embodiment. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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