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the way you behave, talk, etc., with other people that causes them to see you as a particular kind of person
His public persona is that of a strong, determined leader, but in private life he's very insecure. The band takes on a whole new persona when they perform live.
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Recent Examples of persona
He’s taken on different personas, different looks, rapped about different things and keeps getting bigger and bigger.
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Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
By maturing their data ecosystem and building out their user personas, companies can bring more personalization to their loyalty programs, diversify their traffic and audience profiles and not live and die by Google search.
—Frank Minervini, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Known for his sharp heel persona, Ventura made a significant impact in the wrestling world, capturing the WWF Intercontinental Championship in 1984 with a memorable victory over Greg Valentine.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Bob Hope didn’t so much play characters as variations on the Bob Hope persona, a wisecracking coward with a tendency to get in way over his head then make matters worse for himself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
By maturing their data ecosystem and building out their user personas, companies can bring more personalization to their loyalty programs, diversify their traffic and audience profiles and not live and die by Google search.
—Frank Minervini, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Known for his sharp heel persona, Ventura made a significant impact in the wrestling world, capturing the WWF Intercontinental Championship in 1984 with a memorable victory over Greg Valentine.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Bob Hope didn’t so much play characters as variations on the Bob Hope persona, a wisecracking coward with a tendency to get in way over his head then make matters worse for himself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persona
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Footage and images from the scene match the scene shown in the Facebook video, showing the same small white plane in the same position on the side of the highway.Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In preliminary tests, the model excels at three critical tasks: segmentation (dividing images into distinct anatomical parts), classification (categorizing images based on medical conditions), and visual localization (precisely identifying specific features like fractures or tumors).Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Its star Ralph Fiennes earned a best actor in a drama nomination for his portrayal of a conflicted priest overseeing a papal election crawling with sabotage and subplots.Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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Timothée Chalamet was nominated for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, and Mikey Madison received a nod for her breakout turn in Anora.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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To Look Out For Behind the anthropomorphized facade, what appears as reasoning in AI agents is actually sophisticated pattern matching combined with programmed responses.Charles Towers-Clark, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The real human being behind the facade of America's sweetheart baddie is my most kind, genuine, hilarious, loving friend.EW.com, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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There are many types of ghost guns with a range of appearances.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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This perennial succulent provides year-round greenery and, with proper care, its pink and red blooms will make an annual appearance just as the festive season begins.Heather Bien, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Persona.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persona. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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