epitomize
verb (used with object)
to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of; typify.
epitomizes
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present tense formof epitomize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Since its excellence needs no explaining, here are a few others that are as worthy of our appreciation, including a heartwarming duet that epitomizes Parton’s universal appeal.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
With Craftsman bungalows and tree-lined streets, the city still epitomizes suburban U.S.A. — but now has a hip new twist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The fund, founded in 1929, epitomizes Vanguard Group founder Jack Bogle’s values —own a balanced mix of stocks and bonds, and keep your costs down.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
“Because the state is young and its cities and institutions are not bound by the weight of tradition,” he wrote in 2002, “like an unfinished canvas, Arizona still epitomizes the frontier.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
The life of Curio not only illuminates social conditions in the first century before our era, but it epitomizes and personifies the political history of his time and the last struggles of the Republic.
From The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature by Frank Frost Abbott
