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
But the blaze was the latest manifestation of a vicious cycle in which flammable invasive grasses are choking out fire-resistant vegetation in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Of course, Monster is also very much a manifestation of Laura's psyche, particularly her subsumed rage.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The resulting object is uncanny in the extreme, a manifestation of how humanity might appear from a cyborg’s perspective.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Perhaps evolution has provided this as a defense against disease and decay as those irregular hole patterns are an outward manifestation of what might lead to, or result from death.
—John Sergio, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Of course, Monster is also very much a manifestation of Laura's psyche, particularly her subsumed rage.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
The resulting object is uncanny in the extreme, a manifestation of how humanity might appear from a cyborg’s perspective.
—Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Perhaps evolution has provided this as a defense against disease and decay as those irregular hole patterns are an outward manifestation of what might lead to, or result from death.
—John Sergio, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for manifestation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestation
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The series of today bears little resemblance to its early incarnations.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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The result was a company where the first incarnation died, but a group found a way to start anew, revitalized, and refocused on its mission.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Footage and images from the scene match the scene shown in the Facebook video, showing the same small white plane in the same position on the side of the highway.Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In preliminary tests, the model excels at three critical tasks: segmentation (dividing images into distinct anatomical parts), classification (categorizing images based on medical conditions), and visual localization (precisely identifying specific features like fractures or tumors).Bernard Marr, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Khan, a Muslim, who has played Hindus and Sikhs on screen, is a prominent avatar for a religiously pluralistic India.Thomas Page, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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In public, Hoover still claimed to be the great avatar of the administrative state, devoted to law and professionalism and restraint.Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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Walk Shibuya Crossing, the world’s busiest intersection A destination that’s served as the backdrop in countless films and editorials, Shibuya Crossing is a Tokyo icon.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
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But mention his new action film Novocaine and the 32-year-old actor — son of icons Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan — could talk for probably hours about the challenges of trying to play someone who can’t feel pain.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Through a vacuum distillation process, the wine retains its authentic body and essence, with a touch of natural grape added to enhance its depth.Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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The blank page becomes a liminal territory where the very essence of artistic identity undergoes alchemical transformation through the crucible of motherhood.Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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Depp overloads on his irritating brand of wide-eyed whimsy, and a miscast Sacha Baron Cohen inexplicably sounds like Werner Herzog as the personification of Time. 21.Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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Medusa was known in ancient Greece for petrifying anyone who dared to look her in the eye, and has been seen as a personification of madness.Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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In yet another scenario, a scientific abstract that’s detected as AI may require revisions from the author before publication.Jonathan Gillham, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The 39th edition of this must-have baseball annual with stats and sabermetrics, commentaries on over 800 players, leaderboards, research abstracts, the invaluable Encyclopedia of Fanalytics, our research archive, and tons more.Dylan Reffe, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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The firm meticulously crafted the interiors in a warm contemporary style that celebrates the surrounding landscape through huge expanses of glass and the incorporation of organic materials.Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
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Treviño told the Associated Press that Thursday marked the first official petition from SpaceX related to incorporation.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Manifestation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manifestation. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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