as in manifestation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
she is the very incarnation of grace and tactfulness
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Recent Examples of incarnation
The majority of Hollywood Squares incarnations over the past six decades have aired in daytime syndication.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Is there a more modern incarnation of Tantalus and his brethren?
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
What was modern about it is that people got seduced by a man that was an incarnation of a man very different from what they were used to seeing in society.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2025
Assassination is the latest incarnation of a project launched by Celozzi about claims that his great uncle, Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, arranged the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Is there a more modern incarnation of Tantalus and his brethren?
—Daniel Seifert, JSTOR Daily, 5 Feb. 2025
What was modern about it is that people got seduced by a man that was an incarnation of a man very different from what they were used to seeing in society.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Feb. 2025
Assassination is the latest incarnation of a project launched by Celozzi about claims that his great uncle, Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, arranged the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
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Related Story In general, Becker said consumers’ intrigue in crystals, manifestation and natural healing is coming through in fashion.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Super Bowl may just be one Sunday night, but the festivities last all weekend long — and this year, New Orleans brought out the very best, from manifestation queen, Doechii, to Janelle Monae, T-Pain, Shaquille O’Neil, and more, the marathon buildup to the big game was as electric as ever.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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For example, the site posts the flight path, images, coordinates, maps and information from news sources and social media posts for the Delta flight that rolled over in Toronto Pearson.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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This infrastructure could be a major enabler for real-time AI avatars, which typically require powerful cloud computing resources.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Destroying those monsters means eating into your avatar Jorge's health total, which is prominently displayed in the bottom-left corner.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Incarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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