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epitome

[ih-pit-uh-mee] / ɪˈpɪt ə mi /




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The schnitzel sandwich at Miznon, a fast-casual chainlet with locations on four continents, is arguably the epitome of Israeli cuisine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Spanning 24,592 square feet, the home, which was built in 2012, is the epitome of elegance thanks to its manicured grounds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

People like Rupar, who post candid videos and photos that reveal his human weakness, pierce through the increasingly fragile White House efforts to prop up the 80-year-old president as the epitome of strength and masculinity.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Michu was the epitome of an on-screen cult hero, going from relative unknown to bagging 190 points, his price rising by £2m throughout the year.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Our lack of brothers and sisters makes it easier to imagine that we are the epitome of creation, and that a chasm separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

These are not the complex epitomes that show the extent of a wine’s potential.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2020

To present its hippest neighborhoods as epitomes of a cosmopolitanism that hasn’t turned its back on tradition.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2017

“Symphony in C” has long been one of the epitomes of high-orthodox ballet classicism.

From New York Times ● May 22, 2013

I read Paradise Lost, or Richard III, it is clear that Milton and Shakespeare took real pleasure and satisfaction from creating these epitomes of evil.

From The Guardian ● May 15, 2013

The work itself is lost, but several epitomes of it have been preserved.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various


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