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This student's struggles epitomize the trouble with our schools.
his personal code of behavior on the playing field is epitomized by his favorite saying, “Nice guys finish last”
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The 1830 Indian Removal Act epitomized this shift, authorizing the relocation of Native tribes west of the Mississippi River.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
That’s where the two main characters in the movie embark on an odyssey that epitomizes the dreams and hardships of countless more hoping to make it abroad.
—Elian Peltier Annika Hammerschlag, New York Times, 18 May 2024
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2024
That’s where the two main characters in the movie embark on an odyssey that epitomizes the dreams and hardships of countless more hoping to make it abroad.
—Elian Peltier Annika Hammerschlag, New York Times, 18 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for epitomize
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“Epitomize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epitomize. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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epitomize
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epit·o·mize
i-ˈpit-ə-ˌmīz 
epitomized; epitomizing
: to make or serve as an epitome of
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