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
This avatar also gave him clout and leverage in negotiations that less public-facing competitors could not match.
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Dan Bekerman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
The Grateful Dead will be honored as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday, 60 years after the groundbreaking jam band formed in 1965 and quickly became an avatar of the burgeoning counterculture based in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Sometimes all of these little plastic avatars are a needless distraction from what is a compelling origin story by any measure.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Their placement on the sets is meant to put the data (and the data’s avatars in the form of Kornacki and Llamas) at the center of the action.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dan Bekerman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
The Grateful Dead will be honored as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year, the Recording Academy announced Wednesday, 60 years after the groundbreaking jam band formed in 1965 and quickly became an avatar of the burgeoning counterculture based in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Sometimes all of these little plastic avatars are a needless distraction from what is a compelling origin story by any measure.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
Their placement on the sets is meant to put the data (and the data’s avatars in the form of Kornacki and Llamas) at the center of the action.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for avatar
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Manifest your best life on Dec. 12, a time that is likely to kickstart new beginnings Comments The magical 12/12 portal on Dec. 12 is a key time for manifestation.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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People can develop mental health problems and physical manifestations such as headaches, back pain, abdominal cramping, heart palpitations and trouble concentrating.Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False The image in the posts is from December 2016.Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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In the image, Santa wears a jacket that has stars and pants colored in stripes.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024
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Nearly two decades ago, the lodge partnered with renowned Vancouver chef David Hawksworth, whose restaurants, Hawksworth and Nightingale, are icons of the city’s culinary scene.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Down by the river, the LTE icon went completely blank and then showed a satellite icon.John Brandon, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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But the kinks were worked out on set, with digital 3D production also introduced in its early incarnations.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
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People began to talk online via Reddit and Facebook about the pants-wetting anticipation associated with waiting—sometimes for months on end—for the latest incarnation of the X-Mid to drop.M. John Fayhee, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Avatar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/avatar. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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