as in incarnation
a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)
a portrait of a mother and child that is regarded as the very manifestation of maternal love
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Recent Examples of manifestation
Meanwhile, here are some other Bay Area manifestations of the Miles/Coltrane centennial.
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The mass layoffs are the economic manifestation, and the ‘girlboss’ revival is the ideological manifestation.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Another glaring manifestation of the Kremlin’s increasing paranoia occurred during the May 9, 2026, Victory Day parade in Moscow.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026
What’s happening now is merely the manifestation of that hard work and time.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The mass layoffs are the economic manifestation, and the ‘girlboss’ revival is the ideological manifestation.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Another glaring manifestation of the Kremlin’s increasing paranoia occurred during the May 9, 2026, Victory Day parade in Moscow.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 23 May 2026
What’s happening now is merely the manifestation of that hard work and time.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestation
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The original incarnation of The Muppet Show lasted five seasons and 120 episodes, from 1976 to 1981, and in that time some of the biggest names in show-business lined up to take the stage alongside Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Our sacred task now is not one of translation, but one of incarnation, letting the fullness of the 49 be seen, shown, felt and heard.—
Rev. José Rodriguez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
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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The undefeated boxing icon is facing serious prison time after allegedly writing a bad check for a luxury timepiece in Las Vegas.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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National icon Luka Modric remains Croatia's leading player even at the age of 40.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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When the last vestiges of the classic-rock era finally fade, many of the moments that made up its truest essence will be impossible to explain to those who missed it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2026
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That's the essence of red zone chaos.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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The vitality of her language, its frolicsome dance with personification, communicates its own resistance in the face of an indifferent world, exploited by imperialist greed and barbaric, militant might.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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In the hands of Campbell and Gadd, Ruben, the personification of toxic masculinity, is endowed with a pathos that becomes compelling, even captivating.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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In my case, just about all of it appeared to be extraneous documentation, like incorporation paperwork for Sackler’s firm, which seemed irrelevant to the matter at hand.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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Find the original articles of incorporation.—
David Farinella,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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The trade-off for that short-term satisfaction is the externalization of a thinking process that used to live inside a junior associate’s head.—
Jeff Raikes,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Manifestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestation. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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