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epitomized

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for epitomized.

Editorial note

The former is epitomized by Java and Python--all Java and Python code looks the same, regardless of what it's actually doing.

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Quick take

To be an epitome of.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of epitomized gathered in one view.

verb

To be an epitome of.

verb

To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for epitomized.

verb

To be an epitome of.

verb

To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.

Example sentences

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The former is epitomized by Java and Python--all Java and Python code looks the same, regardless of what it's actually doing.

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Here's a telling excerpt from the submarine adventure: > That submarine captain epitomized the hidebound Navy at its worst.

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One song the article mentioned that epitomized this was the Puff Daddy 'Missing you' song.

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They've only had a series of bad PR recently, epitomized by the CEO stepping down being the highlight story of the year.

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At the time this article was written the most recent resurgence of this philosophy was epitomized by the book I cited.

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> you can bend your problem to your language >The former is epitomized by Java and Python--all Java and Python code looks the same, regardless of what it's actually doing.

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Both Uber and Snapchat are prime examples of companies being led by less than noble morality and Github epitomized how to do it right, until they were an example of sexual harassment.

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To say I lusted after that machine would be an understatement; to me, that sexy car epitomized success and oozed the kind of vibe I wanted to send out.

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Generally speaking (all the above epitomized) - if you don't have the money to live comfortably in London but have to work for it, London becomes less-and-less attractive now even to middle class people with income levels beyond £150K p.a.

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The spread of these ideologies, which is very attractive to concentrated wealth and privilege, hence their success, was epitomized in Alan Greenspan, who at least had the decency to say it was all wrong when it collapsed.

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The salaried-employee version, epitomized by Japanese office culture, is something more like: > We expect you to show up at 9AM on the dot, but to 'enjoy your job' enough to not clock out until 9 or 10PM every night.

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Since the invention of the wheel, oh so often epitomized as the great beginning of invention and technology, tech has promised more play and less work, instead several thousands year later, we can put wheels in our bodies and yet we work more and play less than ever before.

Quote examples

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My current startup follows the "open floor plan" model epitomized by Twitter.

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They've invested four years or more of their life, and all of that is epitomized in the "degree", when they're pat on the back and told they're a real grown-up now.

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If I had to choose one work it would be "Wo es war, soll ich werden." Kenneth Goldsmith's work, probably epitomized in the book Day, is what challenged me the most.

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Its epitomized by the American phrases "what you don't know can't hurt you", "what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over" and "ignorance is bliss".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use epitomized in a sentence?

The former is epitomized by Java and Python--all Java and Python code looks the same, regardless of what it's actually doing.

What does epitomized mean?

To be an epitome of.

What part of speech is epitomized?

epitomized is commonly used as verb.