as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
our genial hosts, avatars of Southern hospitality
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Recent Examples of avatar
Most of the episodes are centered around Rumi, a not-so-subtle avatar for Ramy Youssef, who in 2001 was also a young Muslim boy living in New Jersey with his Egyptian parents.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
These avatars, built from machine learning, natural language processing (NLP) and deep neural networks, are trained on human speech patterns and thought processes.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Oscar Isaac’s casting raised eyebrows among some fans from the start: A man of mixed Cuban and Guatemalan descent, Isaac was cast as Marc Spector, a Jewish character draped in Egyptian mythology (Moon Knight is the earthly avatar of the Egyptian god Khonshu).
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Her favorite new feature is the avatar, which is a version of a virtual try-on.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
These avatars, built from machine learning, natural language processing (NLP) and deep neural networks, are trained on human speech patterns and thought processes.
—Raghu Para, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Oscar Isaac’s casting raised eyebrows among some fans from the start: A man of mixed Cuban and Guatemalan descent, Isaac was cast as Marc Spector, a Jewish character draped in Egyptian mythology (Moon Knight is the earthly avatar of the Egyptian god Khonshu).
—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Her favorite new feature is the avatar, which is a version of a virtual try-on.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
Noun
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Are these conflicting phrases truly what's in the review — or a manifestation of Carmy's (White) anxiety?—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The paradox is that these manifestations, on the contrary, bring Ukraine closer to its common enemy, as in Russia, homophobia is flourishing with incredible force right now.—
Sonya Vseliubska,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2025
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That potentially gives him the opportunity to shape the country’s politics in his and his party’s image in a way no leader has since the Liberals’ John Howard in the late 1990s and early 2000s.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Micromanagement isn’t always the classic image of a controlling boss hovering nearby.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The Empire is full of bickering bureaucrats, which is fun to watch though bad for getting the Death Star done in a timely manner, and Darth Vader power walks into scenes that both undermine his icon status yet also cement it.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Women's lacrosse icon Charlotte North had a very specific routine during her career.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Most of it involves the two men bantering (and occasionally bickering) behind the wheel in their current incarnations and the occasional unexpected back-seat cameo (the most memorable one being producer Adler, who financed and directed their first film).—
Adam Tschorn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Gina Joseph, who was chief strategy officer at VentureBeat and GamesBeat, now serves as CEO for the latter’s new incarnation, which is keeping the same name.—
Kaare Eriksen,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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