epitomized

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The finish was epitomized in the final minutes when, leading by five, Smart had a lunging, slapping steal before throwing a perfect bounce pass to a driving James, who finished with a dunk.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

On what many onlookers credited with being the loudest night of the season, a kindergartner perhaps epitomized what many of this city’s oldest and most die-hard fans are finally feeling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Some longevity influencers attract rubbernecking for their quixotic quests to live forever, epitomized by venture capitalist Bryan Johnson’s vampiric infusions of his teenage son’s blood plasma.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Many imagined that Jackson’s march and Education Secretary William Bennett’s Stanford speech the following year epitomized America’s culture wars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Both laws epitomized the ethos of the Nationalist government, which pretended to preserve what they were attempting to destroy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela