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
But perhaps the most visible incarnation of this at Myers Park is its Wellness Center, established in the fall of 2023 and funded by the family of Jason Huff, another student at the school, who took his own life less than six months after Coble died.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
The original team reunited for the re-boot, which included the Pritzker Prize winner, Eduardo Souto de Moura, who was a regular guest in its previous incarnation.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Thinking about why gamers were worried about this new incarnation is pretty telling about our relationship to the character, and why this game is tough medicine.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Radio Silence was involved with a more recent incarnation.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
The original team reunited for the re-boot, which included the Pritzker Prize winner, Eduardo Souto de Moura, who was a regular guest in its previous incarnation.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Thinking about why gamers were worried about this new incarnation is pretty telling about our relationship to the character, and why this game is tough medicine.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
Radio Silence was involved with a more recent incarnation.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnation
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The Cane Ridge Revival would become an epochal moment in American religious history, one of the most visible manifestations of what historians would later refer to as the Second Great Awakening.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The pastor was said to have died of a severe abdominal infection, which could have been a manifestation of Ebola.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2026
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The last image was another of the couple together, with Derek once again holding Rumer’s belly.—
Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The images showed how quarks carrying different fractions of the pion’s momentum are distributed across the particle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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The band retired from touring in 2023 and will now find infinite life as digital avatars, proving that their spirit of rock and roll will never fully die, regardless of whether some critics would’ve liked to have seen such a fate.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
10 June 2026
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And yet such naked projection felt somehow hopeful, as though simply being able to conceive of such evolved avatars of masculinity might help power them into existence.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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“Incarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnation. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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