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 Angus has been the heart of the band from day one, and with Brian Johnson back in the fold, this is a more legitimate incarnation of the group, with all respect to Axl Rose.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
She’s also being directed by another, Phylicia Rashad, who also helmed the production at its earlier incarnation at Steppenwolf.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
The casting of Naomie Harris, the most recent incarnation of Moneypenny, isn’t the movie’s sole tip of the trilby to James Bond.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
The movie went through multiple incarnations to finally land at the family-friendly version that De Luca and Abdy ultimately pushed through.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2025
She’s also being directed by another, Phylicia Rashad, who also helmed the production at its earlier incarnation at Steppenwolf.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
The casting of Naomie Harris, the most recent incarnation of Moneypenny, isn’t the movie’s sole tip of the trilby to James Bond.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
The movie went through multiple incarnations to finally land at the family-friendly version that De Luca and Abdy ultimately pushed through.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarnation
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The tilt of recent immigration toward higher skilled workers from Asia is another manifestation of this same pattern.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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But the truly painful manifestation of distaste for Musk has been entirely legal, as consumers have shunned his cars.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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The images of Francis washing the feet of young prisoners will forever be etched in our minds.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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The asteroid is not fully visible in the first set of high-resolution images NASA released Monday, as the space rock is larger than Lucy's field of view.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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“Incarnation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarnation. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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